Beetle Boy
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- 8,00 kr
Publisher Description
** The first book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES series – perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!
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Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2017
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017
Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Children's Book Award 2016
Chosen for the Tom Fletcher Book Club
'Truly great storytelling.' MICHAEL MORPURGO
'Funny, exciting and genuinely eccentric' PHILIP REEVE
'Roald Dahl meets 101 Dalmatians in a rollicking ride, full of adventure with vivid characters' EXPRESS
'By the end, you'll think beetles are the coolest creatures on the planet' TOM FLETCHER
Darkus can't believe his eyes when a huge insect drops out of the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle – and it seems to want to communicate.
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 Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery?
* The first book in MG Leonard's acclaimed trilogy, followed by Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles!
* Featuring exotic beetles, a daring quest, a mixture of bold male and female characters and a truly venomous villain
* Includes brilliant illustrations by Julia Sardà
* From the author of Hunt for the Golden Scarab, Twitch and the Adventure on Trains series, co-written with Sam Sedgman
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Dr. Bartholomew Cuttle mysteriously disappears from a windowless vault that contains a rare beetle collection belonging to famous fashion designer Lucretia Cutter, it's up to his 12-year-old son, Darkus, to figure out what happened. The police believe that Dr. Cuttle simple left town, but Darkus knows his father would never abandon him. Living with his eccentric archaeologist Uncle Max, Darkus uncovers clues to his father's dark past with Lucretia, a former geneticist. Darkus develops an unexpected friendship with a rhinoceros beetle he names Baxter, and he eventually learns that Baxter and the other rare beetles understand humans and can work together. It's a skill that Darkus and his best friends, Bertolt and Virginia, take advantage of as they prepare to take on Lucretia and her henchmen. In this first book in a planned trilogy, debut novelist Leonard gives readers a rare glimpse into the world of insects, mixing adventure, mystery, and science and to create a story that's much more than just a novel about bugs. Even the most squeamish will be charmed. Ages 8 12.
