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By (author) Jones Rob Lloyd
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A fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story for 9+ readers, set in the seamy, smoggy underworld of Victorian London.
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A fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story for 9+ readers, set in the seamy, smoggy underworld of Victorian London.
BEHOLD THE SAVAGE SPECTACLE OF THE WILD BOY! London, 1841. A boy covered in hair, raised as a monster, condemned to life in a travelling freak show. A boy with an extraordinary power of observation and detection. A boy accused of murder; on the run; hungry for the truth. Behold the savage spectacle of Wild Boy. Ladies and Gentlemen, take your seats. The show is about to begin!
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A gripping murder mystery
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Dripping with atmosphere andgothic gore, Wild Boy will appeal to fans of Sherlock Holmes, gothichorror and all things murderous and mysterious.
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Freak shows, mysteries and intrigue, what”s not to love? A brilliantly imagined historical adventure
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Mixing mystery with action, adventure and history and the creepybackdrop of the fairground, this book will hook young readers from thefirst page
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A brilliant thrilling detective book with a great new twist. Excellently told, it grabs you from the start. A must read.
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A pleasingly pacy and atmospheric historical romp.
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An engaging tale unlike anything else out there at the moment.
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This was a great read and I want/need a sequel…Because I don”t want to let Wild Boy go yet…
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I loved the way the book finished and I will be buying the next Rob Lloyd Jones book in this series.
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A fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story
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A really enjoyable read
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An epic debut start
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It had me completely hooked from beginning to end and I loved every moment of it
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I started reading this book and it immediately felt like my heart had been stolen by Wild Boy
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I loved every minute
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A pacy, atmospheric and thrilling adventure
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His eventful life will mesmerise boys in particular.
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There is plenty of excitement and scary moment in this atmospheric, though provoking full length novel for older, capable readers.
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The story takes off like a rocket
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good funand jolly hair-raising.
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An atmosphere=packed, pacy, mystery-adventure story for readers aged nine and older . . . this has appeal to fans of Sherlock Holmes, gothic horror and all things murderous and mysterious
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An exciting adventure mystery set in 1940s London . . . period details are used effectively o create a historically authentic atmosphere
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A delicious romp of a story where circus life is described in all its seedy, Victorian glory.
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Set in the Victorian underworld, this is a gripping mystery with Shades of Sherlock Holmes.
Biographical note:
Rob Lloyd Jones never wanted to be a writer when he grew up. He wanted to be Indiana Jones. So he studied Egyptology and archaeology, and went on expeditions to strange places. But all he found were interesting stories. So he decided to write them down. Wild Boy is his first novel, although he”s written around thirty other books for children, including historical non-fiction and adaptations of classics such as Jekyll and Hyde. He lives in London (SW2) with his wife and one-year-old son, who has
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