LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
August 2014 Book of the Month Rich in atmosphere and with a great cast of characters, this is an exciting Victorian adventure in which the unexpected can always happen! Gully Potchard is an ordinary kind of boy who tries his best to keep out of trouble and never intends to get caught up in other people’s affairs. But when he is spotted by a less than attractive old school friend he is propelled into a dodgy world in which the crooked thrive at the expense of the straight. Dogs are going missing – and cats too – and Gully has to protect himself or there is no doubt that he will take the blame. Julia Lee creates a vivid world and weaves a gripping story through it.
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The Dangerous Discoveries of Gully Potchard Synopsis
Gully Potchard never meant to cause any trouble. He's just an ordinary sort of boy ...at least that what he thinks. But when an old acquaintance comes knocking, it isn't long before Gully is tangled up in a mess of mischief and skulduggery. Cats and dogs go astray, a child is kidnapped, and ransom notes are delivered to the wrong people! But as a storm rages and a fire blazes, Gully discovers that he has an extraordinary skill that might just make him an unlikely hero after all...
Roald Dahl meets Charles Dickens in this thrilling adventure mystery - full of mishaps, skulduggery and derring-do. An improbable hero, a spine-tingling adventure, and a surprising twist of fate ...Another unputdownable adventure from the author of The Mysterious Misadventures of Clemency Wrigglesworth!
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9780192733696 |
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7th August 2014 |
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Julia Lee |
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Oxford University Press |
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Paperback |
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Julia Lee Press Reviews
For The Mysterious Misadventures of Clemency Wrigglesworth:
'This is a glorious mix of the essences of The Secret Garden, the Lemony Snicket books and a large dollop of inventiveness. It really is a wonderful read. www.waterstones.com
'There's skulduggery, dark secrets and derring-do ahoy in this Victorian mystery adventure with a dash of dark humour. The Bookseller
'I really enjoyed this fun, quirky adventure story of a brave young orphan, Clemency Wrigglesworth, who travels alone from India to England, not knowing where she is going or who will look after her.' www.scribblesbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk
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About Julia Lee
Julia Lee has been making up stories for as long as she can remember. She wrote her first book aged 5, mainly so that she could do all the illustrations with a brand-new 4-colour pen, and her mum stitched the pages together on her sewing machine. Julia grew up in London, but moved to the seaside to study English at university, and has stayed there ever since. Her career has been a series of accidents, discovering lots of jobs she didn’t want to do, because secretly she always wanted to be a writer. Julia is married, has two sons, and lives in Sussex.
She has written books for grown-ups under the name Julia Widdows.
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