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The Clock Without A Face (2010)

by Gus Twintig(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1934781711 (ISBN13: 9781934781715)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

McSweeney's

review 1: This was fantastic! It is a story, but also a picture puzzle mystery, AND the adventure continues in real life for readers to actually participate in solving the mystery themselves! So cool and original.It made me think of The Westing Game plus Graeme Base. Each page is a level of an apartment building, giving information and parts of the story that take place on that floor, including a very detailed picture of the floor. The pictures contain lots of clues, so keep an eye peeled.I can't wait to booktalk this book. I can snag the kids by telling them they can go actually find the missing clock numbers themselves! It's a great way to integrate technology, literacy, and real life investigating. This is great for all elementary readers, but even older kids and adults co... moreuld really get into this mystery. In fact, my little research shows that some of the numbers were even found by adults!
review 2: The Clock without a Face by Gus Twintig (Scott Teplin, Mac Barnett, and illustrator Eli Horowitz) showed up on the new shelf in the children's library a few months ago. Attracted by the odd shape and the detailed cover illustration, I checked out the book. Rather, I attempted to check out the book but the odd shape made it impossible for the self-service scanner. So after standing in line to talk to the circulation desk I was finally able to take the book home.Although this is a thirty page board book, I wouldn't classify it as a children's book. It's really more of a graphic novel or adult novelty book.A detective and his assistant are called to a strange apartment building where on the top floor Bevel Ternky's emerald studded clock has been stolen. Not only that but everyone else in the building is missing something.Floor by floor the detective gathers clues and interviews residents. By the time he arrives at the bottom floor he knows what happened and he asks the readers to see if they know too.The book ends up being two puzzles in one. There are the crimes of the other floors and then the emerald numbers. The numbers are an actual marketing gimmick and there were twelve sites across the United States where actual treasure was buried based on clues in the book.I personally have no interest in trying to solve the remaining unsolved riddles. Once all of them have been found (and they may have by now) the book becomes just that, a book. I doubt it will have lasting appeal without the treasure hunt. less

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