The brand new book from the author of Waterstones Book of the Month, The Five Realms: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear.
The Peculiars are a band of misfits, trapped in a nightly Victorian sideshow. There's Wolfgirl, Sheba; Sister Moon, who can move at the speed of light; and Monkey Boy, ace climber and human stink bomb.
But during the day, in a world of childsnatchers, grave robbers and dastardly doctors, they solve the mysteries no one else cares about - including why London's poorest children are being snatched from the banks of the Thames ...
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
ISBN: 9781911490210
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 180 g
Dimensions: 203 x 138 x 18 mm
Fancy reading a story about a Victorian freakshow? Want a tale of hair-raising adventure, a smattering of steam-punk inventions, a break-in to The Crystal Palace, a quick look at the Great Exhibition of 1851 (in the... More
My daughter recommended that I read this book. I loved it and now I want to hear more stories about the Peculiars. Very well written, great descriptions and characters with droth
I bought this for my grandson's 9th birthday and he loves it. He is a great fan of Harry Potter too so I thought it might have enough magic and suspense in it to keep him enthralled and he absolutely was.
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