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The Dangerous Life of Ophelia Bottom (Paperback)
Susie Bower (author)Published: 04/08/2022
Ophelia Bottom longs for an ordinary life: to have normal, well-behaved parents rather than embarrassing actors, and to live in a house that stays still. Instead, she's stuck living in a rickety converted van - and having to manage her parents' often disastrous plays at Bottom's Travelling Theatre.
When the family are forced to stay in the idyllic town of Stopford, Ophelia's dream appears to be coming true. But someone is trying to drive the Bottoms out, and there's the issue of the strange Stopford motto: PLASTIC IS FANTASTIC - DIFFERENT IS DANGEROUS. Can Ophelia discover what lurks behind Stopford's perfect appearance, before she loses everything that makes her family so special?
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN: 9781782693604
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Ophelia's courage and resilience are endearing and her willingness to poke gentle fun at herself and her family make her very enjoyable company. Readers will eagerly race through the pages in order to keep up with her. - Books For Keeps
A lovely adventure about being different - Waterstones Wandsworth
I'm loving this - full of mysteries and Ophelia is quite a character - Sue Chambers, Waterstones O2
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“Add to the top of the TBR pile!”
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