Tag: Tania del Rio

Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade

Happy Warren the 13th!

Posted on by Rosemary Kiladitis

What better way to greet a Friday the 13th than with a specially created Warren the 13th story just for you?

Readers met Warren the 13th in his first adventure, Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye, in late 2015. The story is a little bit steampunk and a lot of fun as we meet Warren, an orphan working in his family’s hotel and trying to thwart his evil aunt and clueless uncle. Warren’s second adventure, Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods, will be hitting shelves in March, but author Tania del Rio couldn’t let a Friday the 13th go by unnoticed! She’s created a special short story, celebrating Warren’s unlucky day on Friday the 13th, and you can enjoy it right now, along with additional activities! The booklet is available for download on Scribd, absolutely free.

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Visit Quirk’s Warren website for previews, trailers, and activities, and find out more about Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye and the upcoming Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods at their Quirk pages.

Happy Warren the 13th!

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Posted in Fiction, Middle Grade, Tween Reads

Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye – Mystery and Humor for Middle Grade!

Posted on by Rosemary Kiladitis

warren the 13Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye, by Tania del Rio (Nov. 2015, Quirk Books), $16.95, ISBN: 978-1594748035

Recommended for ages 8-12

Poor Warren the 13th. He’s a 12 year old orphan, who’s currently bellhopping at his family’s hotel. His hapless uncle Rupert and Rupert’s evil wife, Annaconda are managing the hotel until he’s old enough to take it over, but Rupert’s really running the whole show. All Rupert wants to do is nap, and Annaconda is convinced that a treasure she calls the All-Seeing Eye is somewhere in the hotel, and that it will give her unlimited power. The thing is, word gets out, and the hotel is besieged by all sorts of wacky and weird characters. The hunt is on, but Warren needs to find the Eye first to save his family’s legacy!

This is a perfect book for middle graders who love their creepy stories with a lot of humor. We’ve got a Cinderella type story here, with a sweet kid being raised by an evil family member (his uncle isn’t bad, just a bit slow on the uptake). There’s a fun subplot that will surprise and delight readers, and the ending – and Warren’s origins – leave the possibility of a sequel open. The Victorian setting is such a fun setting for stories – rambling homes with all sorts of stories abound- and there two-color illustrations on every page that will spur more visual readers on.

Tania del Rio is a comic book writer and artist whose credits include work for Archie Comics, Dark Horse, and Marvel. You can find out more about her books and see more of her art at her author website.