Far from Great Escape (Grubtown Tales) [Paperback]

Philip Ardagh (Author)

Book Description

Series: Grubtown Tales

You won't find Grubtown on any maps. The last time any map-makers were sent anywhere near the place they were found a week later wearing nothing but pages from a telephone directory, and calling for their mothers. It's certainly a town and certainly grubby - except for the squeaky clean parts - but everything else we know about the place comes from Beardy Ardagh, town resident and author of these tales. As Beardy Ardagh reports, when the local lighthouse is plunged into darkness and a ship runs aground - flattening The Rusty Dolphin - it's hard to imagine things can get much worse in Grubtown. But then there's a jail-break and the Police Department (all three of them) need all the help they can get from the (often bonkers) townsfolk. No wonder more trouble is waiting just around the corner.

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About the Author

Philip 'Beardy' Ardagh is the award-winning author of the Eddie Dickens adventures, currently in over 30 languages. He wrote BBC radio's first truly interactive radio drama, collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney on his first children's book and is a 'regularly irregular' reviewer of children's books for the Guardian. Married with a son, he divides his time between Tunbridge Wells and Grubtown, where he cultivates his impressive beard.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Faber Childrens (September 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571242340
• ISBN-13: 978-0571242344
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,499,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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