Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring
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Publisher Description
A delightfully spooky adventure awaits in Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring, a charming graphic novel from Time Museum creator Matt Loux.
Whispers of monsters lurking outside the village gates have been circulating, but young Prunella pays them little mind—until she unearths a peculiar skull-shaped ring in her garden. Upon placing it on her finger, she's transformed into a skeleton girl, much to the horror of her monster-fearing town! Exiled and alone, Prunella wanders the wilderness where she makes a surprising discovery: monsters aren't as bad as she's been led to believe.
With her newfound undead friends, pirate Captain Rip Skeleton and Francis, a floating, fiery skull, by her side, Prunella sets out to reverse the curse. But as her adventures unfold, she begins to wonder...does she really want to? Filled with humor, magic, and a touch of the macabre, Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring is a delightful read for young adventurers and comic book fans alike.
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After Prunella—portrayed with voluminous red hair, pale skin, and a wide grin—finds a cursed ring while working in her garden, it morphs her into a living skeleton, resulting in exile from her monster-hating town in this creature-filled adventure. When her inattentive mother and fellow villagers don't recognize her, post-transformation, Prunella is banished. Once she's beyond the town's high wall, she learns that the monsters who inhabit the lands outside the village are not as terrifying as she was led to believe. While searching for the wise Cat Sphinx, who might be able to break her curse, Prunella visits a town home to yoˉkai; fields teeming with animated stone heads; and a cove filled with playful skeletons just like her. Though she worries she may not be able to break her curse, Prunella's pure heart wins her a score of friends along her journey. Rounded, heavily inked line art and bold hues by Loux (the Time Museum series) render the characters comically expressive. This fast-paced adventure, populated by classic fantasy creatures with charming quirks and paired with a buoyant tone, urges acceptance and peaceful coexistence. Human characters are portrayed as white. Ages 6–10.
