Blimpo: The Third Circle of Heck
The Third Circle of Heck
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After his second escape from Bea "Elsa" Bubb, the Principal of Darkness, Milton Fauster makes his way to Blimpo—the circle of the otherworldly reform school, Heck, where he's sure his friend Virgil is sentenced. Virgil's only crime is being, well, plump. Milton has to wonder if that's really enough to justify eternal darnation. And what Milton finds in Blimpo horrifies him. The overweight dead kids spend most of their time running on giant human hamster wheels called DREADmills that detect and exploit their deepest fears. The rest they spend eating Hambone Hank's barbecue—mystery meat that is delicious, but suspiciously (to Milton, anyway) haunting. Every classroom has a huge TV screen showing happy thin people who taunt Blimpo residents with a perfection they will never attain.
Meanwhile, at her new job in the devil's Infernship program, Milton's sister, Marlo, knows all about trying to achieve perfection. And failing miserably. Can Milton get himself and Virgil out of Blimpo in time to rescue Marlo, too? Or is Fauster the next delicacy on Bea "Elsa" Bubb's menu?
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Release date
May 11, 2010 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780375893049
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780375893049
- File size: 3546 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 6.4
- Lexile® Measure: 920
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 4-5
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Reviews
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July 1, 2010
Milton Fauster attempts to rescue his sister, Marlo, from her "infernship" as Satan's receptionist and save his best friend, Virgil, from Blimpo, the circle of Heck (an underworld reform school) reserved for overweight kids. This third humorous--and sometimes unabashedly corny--send-up of purgatory is fat with witty puns, wordplay, and clever pop-culture references; familiarity with the earlier titles makes this installment more satisfying.(Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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January 1, 2012
Color by Oren Kramek. In their graphic novel series, the Lagoses continue the saga of Graham and Brody, two fugitive slaves with supernatural powers. This fictionalized account of the Stamp Act being imposed on the Colonies--and Ben Franklin's role in its repeal--is shown in dark, often gory drawings. Historical facts are few and far between, but the chaos leading to the American Revolution comes through.(Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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