Measle and the Wrathmonk
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| Measle and the Wrathmonk | |
 The Measle and the Wrathmonk book cover |
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| Author | Ian Ogilvy |
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| Cover artist | Jimmy Pickering |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Series | Measle and the ____ Series |
| Genre(s) | Fiction & Fantasy |
| Publisher | Harper Collins Publishers |
| Media type | Paperback & Hardcover |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0060586877 |
| Followed by | Measle and the Dragodon |
Measle and the Wrathmonk is a fictional children's novel written by Ian Ogilvy. It was released in 2004 by Harper Collins Publishers, and it received the Georgia Children’s Book Award.
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[edit] Plot
A 10 year old boy named Measle is living with his horrid guardian, Basil Tramplebone. Measle's life is horrible and boring. Basil built a detailed train set out money that is left for Measle by his deceased parents and plays with it, while all Measle can do is watch him. Desperate to play with it, Measle tricks Basil into leaving the house by telling him that there is extra money in the bank. His plan backfires, and Basil catches him playing with the train set when he gets home. Basil magically shrunk Measle and placed him in the train set. Measle meets other shrunken people in the train set, all of which who have had a bad experience with Basil, and together they form a plan and stop Basil, which includes one of his spells getting reversed, and him ending up as a cockroach.
[edit] Characters
1. Measle Stubbs/Sam Lee Stubbs - The main character in the book. A thin 10 year old boy that is under the legal guardianship of a horrid "wrathmonk" named Basil Tramplebone. 'Measle' comes from combing his parent's names together.
2. Basil Tramplebone - The villain in the book. He is a "wrathmonk", which is a warlock that has gone evil. He is the legal guardian of Measle Stubbs. He is also after the money that Measle is suppose to inherit from his "dead" parents. Described as thin, tall, and has black hair that's kept on his head with black shoe polish.
3. Griswold Grisstle - A bank manager that helps Basil claim Measle's money. Oddly looks like Basil, and is a wrathmonk according to later books.
4. Frank Hunter - A victim of Basil Tramplebone. He is an electrician that wired Basil's train set. Basil refused to pay his bill and they argued, thus causing Frank to be shrunken.
5. Lady Grant - A victim of Basil Tramplebone. She is a borough councilor from town hall that tried to make Basil repair his house. This caused Basil to get mad, and so, she was shrunk.
6. William O. Durham - A victim of Basil Tramplebone. He is a traveling salesman that tried to sell Basil expensive encyclopedias. His foot got caught when Basil closed the door, making Basil angry, and William shrunken.
7. Kitty Webb - Another victim of Basil Tramplebone. She was a girl scout that was selling cookies,but was scared by Basil's appearance and tried to run away. Basil caught her and shrunk her.
8. Kip Lovell - A victim of Basil Tramplebone. He is a carpenter who made a table for Basil however Basil wasn't pleased by it, so Kip was shrunk.
9. Prudence Preyer - A victim of Basil Tramplebone. She was a wrathmonkologist, someone who studies wrathmonks, and was spying on Basil for 6 months but got caught one day.
10. Sam Stubbs - Measle's dad. He is a wizard.
11. Lee Stubbs - Measle's mom.
[edit] Major themes
- Little people can make a big difference.
- Eat your vegetables
- Looks can be deceiving
[edit] Awards
- Georgia Children’s Book Award
