The Skull of Truth By: Bruce Coville
fiction: children's, fantasy, paranormal 195 pages
Book Count: 39
This book is part of the Magic Shop Books series. It is a read alone book, but has some of the same characters as the other's in the series. In this book Charlie happens appond the magic shop when running from bullies. In the shop he finds the skull of truth, Yorick (as in "Alas! poor Yorick. I knew him" from Hamlet.) Anyway, Yorick was cursed with only being able to tell the truth and anyone who owns him also is cursed with only being able to tell the truth. Charlie feels compeled to take the skull after looking into its eyes and asking it a question. Once he has it he wishes that he could give it back, but the magic shop has moved and the owner expects him to keep it with him until the shopkeeper comes back for it. This leads to many problems for Charlie who is a chronic lier. Also Yorick feels that there is something after them adding to Charlie's problems.
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