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FuzzyWulfe Since: Nov, 2010
2012-09-11 17:26:55

The Medusa part and rose-tinted glasses sound like Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Not sure about the rest of it since I only saw the movie.

spandan Since: Jun, 2011
2012-09-11 18:18:09

No, it was much older than the Percy Jackson series.

Asuyuka Since: Jan, 2001
2012-09-13 11:29:40

It could be much older, but I'm wondering if there's a small degree of mixup. There's a similar scene in Percy Jackson with the Minotaur chase and rolling the car, ending up with a run to Camp Halfblood.

I'm still interested in this book if you find it, however. =)

cabr321 Since: Apr, 2012
2012-09-14 22:39:34

It kind of sounds like A Series of Unfortunate Events- Relative to relative, crazy uncle, adventure, deadly roads, and a spyglass that was a recurring motif.

Veloren Since: Apr, 2010
2012-09-22 13:48:32

No, I remember that one too. There were a bunch of horror parodies in it, too. Like Frankenstein's Monster being totally normal and not being able to talk due to his mouth being full of peanut butter, his creator being a woman (who the uncle liked?). The uncle was a good guy, too. I think I read it in late grade school or middle school...

spandan Since: Jun, 2011
2012-09-28 23:07:57

That sounds like it could be the right book. I know it wasn't Percy Jackson or Series of Unfortunate Events. And whoops I forgot a paren in my original request. )

ZeldaQueen Since: Jul, 2009
2012-10-13 13:26:05

Oh man, that's Monster Road, by David Lubar

The main character was always screwing up stuff, so his relatives would always get pissed and hand him over to someone else. The crazy uncle was trying to bring dead things back to life, and they went on the road trip after accidentally reanimating all the corpses in a graveyard. There was a Running Gag that the uncle would forget to watch the road, and nearly drove off because he didn't notice a turn. When he asked why the turn was there, the kid said something like "I guess whoever built the road thought it was a good idea".

And yes, Medusa does make an appearance and is accidentally "killed" when the protagonist picks up a hubcap, just as she was leering over his shoulder. Don't remember rose-tinted glasses in it, unless it's a reference to how ridiculously optimistic the kid and his uncle always were in the weird situations.

spandan Since: Jun, 2011
2012-10-25 00:27:28

Woah that's it! Dang, I never thought anyone would know this one! Thank you so much! Rose-tinted glasses may be in some other half remembered book.

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