Introduction

As a former middle school teacher, I know how much kids enjoy a rollicking adventure story that never talks down to them, and I’ve done my best to create just that. It seems to have worked: Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrant won second place in the New York Book Festival, and Kirkus calls it a “darkly mirthful tale [that] readers young and old will adore."--Author Tilia Klebenov Jacobs

Casper and Jasper set out to rescue their parents, prisoners of evil Count Wilhelm Scream. Soon they find themselves battling werewolves, trolls, and carnivorous marshmallows. Can their quick wits save them — and their parents?

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Excerpt

This is a tale of wondrous magic and great suffering. You will meet a foul villain and the heroes who battled him. Trolls are involved, and twins. Oh, and a beautiful princess, but not in the way that you might imagine.

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Discussion Questions

In your opinion, who is the bravest character in the book? What made you choose that character?

Why are Casper and Jasper able to defeat Count Wilhelm Scream when no one else could?

People in the Lands of Yonder fight against Count Wilhelm Scream in many different ways. If you lived there, how might you have opposed him?

Casper and Jasper grow up feeling the "secure weight" of their C and J medallions on their necklaces. Why do the medallions make them feel secure? Why are they so important to the boys?

Casper and Jasper set off on their adventure without packing any supplies. If you could put five items into each boy's backpack to help them (ten items total), what would you choose, and why?

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