Skullduggery Pleasant
Demoand Boddie
Mr. Archibald-Seifer
English Acc. 10
October 7, 2011
Book Report Final Draft
Section 1- Introduction In the book Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, there is an undiscovered world that is hidden in plain sight, where battles between magical beings take place. Landy creates an amazing world that has different twists at each corner. These twists make an awe-inspiring book that uses different aspects: it has character contrast, it has a plot that keeps u wanting to read more, and it focuses on a certain audience which I am a part of. This wonderful book has proved that Derek Landy is a capable writer.
Section 2- Author and Title Derek Landy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1973. Landy, as a child went, to Drogheda Grammar School (Harris). He later in life became an author and screen writer. His first screenplay is an award winner Dead Bodies and the second was nominated and it’s called Boy Eats Girl and these screen plays have been turned into movies. Landy has been successful with his screenplays and has also been successful with his writings. He has started the Skulduggery Pleasant series and this series has become a top seller in the United Kingdom (Harris). When he wrote this book he wrote it in a contemporary setting. He wrote it because it is relevant to his era and political tensions going on in Ireland and Britain. This book has a fight between two different types of magicians that are trying to prove one is better than the other. This is why he wrote this book, but still avoided exactly saying there were tensions between the two countries. This book is relevant, but he hides it like the mysteries that take place. All the mysteries have started with a death of one family member.
Section 3- Summary The story Skulduggery Pleasant starts with a family member named Gordon Edgley. His sudden death is a shock, but most of his family is distant from him other than his niece, Stephanie Edgley, because she was the
Mr. Archibald-Seifer
English Acc. 10
October 7, 2011
Book Report Final Draft
Section 1- Introduction In the book Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, there is an undiscovered world that is hidden in plain sight, where battles between magical beings take place. Landy creates an amazing world that has different twists at each corner. These twists make an awe-inspiring book that uses different aspects: it has character contrast, it has a plot that keeps u wanting to read more, and it focuses on a certain audience which I am a part of. This wonderful book has proved that Derek Landy is a capable writer.
Section 2- Author and Title Derek Landy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1973. Landy, as a child went, to Drogheda Grammar School (Harris). He later in life became an author and screen writer. His first screenplay is an award winner Dead Bodies and the second was nominated and it’s called Boy Eats Girl and these screen plays have been turned into movies. Landy has been successful with his screenplays and has also been successful with his writings. He has started the Skulduggery Pleasant series and this series has become a top seller in the United Kingdom (Harris). When he wrote this book he wrote it in a contemporary setting. He wrote it because it is relevant to his era and political tensions going on in Ireland and Britain. This book has a fight between two different types of magicians that are trying to prove one is better than the other. This is why he wrote this book, but still avoided exactly saying there were tensions between the two countries. This book is relevant, but he hides it like the mysteries that take place. All the mysteries have started with a death of one family member.
Section 3- Summary The story Skulduggery Pleasant starts with a family member named Gordon Edgley. His sudden death is a shock, but most of his family is distant from him other than his niece, Stephanie Edgley, because she was the