Beetle Boy (The Battle of the Beetles #1)
Author(s): M. G. Leonard
Darkus Cuttle can't believe his eyes when a huge insect drops off the pants leg of his horrible new neighbor. It's a giant beetle - and it seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of the terrifying Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy fashion?The first book of a trilogy, Beetle Boy is a darkly hilarious adventure full of exotic beetles, daring schemes, and true friendship. "Even the most squeamish will be charmed." --Publishers Weekly, starred review"A cracking mystery adventure, with plenty of Roald Dahl-esque humor to engage readers." --The Bookseller (UK)"Truly great storytelling." --Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse
Product Information
Shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Younger Fiction 2017.
General Fields
- :
- : Chicken House, The
- : Chicken House Ltd
- : 0.32
- : 30 October 2015
- : 19.80 cmmm X 12.90 cmmm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 March 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : 336
- : 1603
- : Paperback
- : M. G. Leonard