Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones

Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones

Murder mystery meets carnival flair in a rollicking Victorian adventure centered on a boy with a unique appearance -- and unique gifts.

In the seedy underworld of Victorian London, a boy is born and abandoned. Snatched up by an unscrupulous and abusive showman, Wild Boy, covered in hair from head to toe, becomes a sideshow freak. Isolated from other children and wickedly abused by the cruel master who bought him, Wild Boy becomes an avid observer, developing Sherlock Holmes-like deductive skills. Although he is tormented and insulted, kicked and spat at, his quick mind takes in everything he sees. When a murder occurs at the fair, Wild Boy is hastily accused. Can he use his powers of deduction to save himself? And will the talented and spunky young acrobat Clarissa be with him -- or against him? Readers will be swept along by the cinematic pace, immersed in the vivid historical setting, and gripped by suspense as they wait to find out if a better fate could possibly await someone so very different.

Jones, Rob Lloyd: - Rob Lloyd Jones is the author of more than thirty books, including the first Wild Boy adventure. He also writes for television and is a senior editor at Usborne. About Wild Boy and the Black Terror, he says, After I finished the first book, I felt bad. I knew the events of that adventure would have left Wild Boy and Clarissa with scars. I wanted them to have a chance to face those fears, to use their skills again to find out just how tough they really are. Rob Lloyd Jones lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9780763671570
ISBN 10	0763671576
Titel	Wild Boy
Autor	Rob Lloyd Jones
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-05-12
Seitenanzahl	304
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