Shock Shop:The Bodigulpa
Spooky or funny, surprising or frightening, SHOCK SHOP is a collection of eight brand new novels by some of the greatest names in children’s writing. THE BODIGULPA Daniel’s not happy when Grandpa Green moves in with them after the mysterious death of Granny Green. He’s smelly, has dirty fingernails, long, lank hair and he’s mean to everyone. The only things he seems to like are his strange, menacing plants. When lovely Auntie Lorna comes to babysit one day, things take a turn for the worse. She brings her dog Stanley and Grandpa HATES dogs. After Stanley makes the mistake of peeing against the greenhouse door – the very greenhouse in which he keeps his horrible plants – Stanley disappears. All that remains is his broken, slime-covered leather collar and Daniel finds it behind Grandpa most precious plant: the Bodigulpa. When Auntie Lorna disappears as well leaving behind only her high-heeled shoes (discovered beside the Bodigulpa), Daniel begins to suspect that there’s more to his grandfather and his fast-growing plant than meets the eye…A great story, brilliantly told and bursting with horror, laughter and black, black humour!
Reviews
I like this book because it is very funny and about this kid who has a sister and misses his grandmother who he didn't know much about, then his grandfather who is grumpy but loved gardening, planted something called the bodigulpa and when his favourite aunt came she lost his do and when she was looking for her dog she was also gone and the bodigulpa was alive who ate living meat! and the boy's father cut down the plant and his grandfather was heartbroken!
Professor Cello Tinkle 15.07.2023
It's scary but very exciting and gives you a cliff hanger at the end of the story.
Anonymous 08.08.2015
