The book begins with a description of Nod's Limbs, the Tower Mansion, and Edgar and Ellen. Not a bad plan, if one of the purloined pets wasn't a lethargic python with a raging appetite. They spend their days avoiding Heimertz, the mysterious accordion-playing caretaker pestering Pet, a hairy, one-eyed creature of indeterminate species and gender and wreaking havoc on the hapless citizens of Nod's Limbs.īut wreaking havoc can incur expenses, so the twins come up with a unique fund-raising scheme: They'll nab the pets of Nod's Limbs and transform them into exotic animals they can sell for big bucks. Twins Edgar and Ellen live alone - their parents disappeared years ago, and who can blame them? - in the quaint, little town of Nod's Limbs, in a grim, gray house overlooking the cemetery and the junkyard. In the background, the twin's home can be seen. The cover artwork shows Edgar to the left, and Ellen to the right (the same can be seen in the picture below), while Pet, Edgar and Ellen's pet, can be seen in the upper-center of the book. Rare Beasts is the first book in the Edgar and Ellen book series.
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