Ribblestrop |
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Author:
| Mulligan, Andy |
Series title: | Ribblestrop Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4424-9904-1 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
Publisher: | Beach Lane Books
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Imprint: | Beach Lane Books |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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When your school's motto is "Life is dangerous," you know that anything can happen--and everything does! This raucous tale of education gone awry is rife with "disgracefully dangerous high-octane fun," according to the
The Guardian, which awarded
Ribblestrop the Children's Fiction Prize. There's no school that's quite like Ribblestrop, complete with roofless dormitories, distracted teachers, and a perilous underground labyrinth. And then there are the...
More Description When your school's motto is "Life is dangerous," you know that anything can happen--and everything does!
This raucous tale of education gone awry is rife with "disgracefully dangerous high-octane fun," according to the The Guardian, which awarded Ribblestrop the Children's Fiction Prize. There's no school that's quite like Ribblestrop, complete with roofless dormitories, distracted teachers, and a perilous underground labyrinth. And then there are the students! You'll meet Sanchez, a Colombian gangster's son hiding from kidnappers; Millie, an excluded arsonist and self-confessed wild child; Caspar, the landlady's spoiled grandson; the helpful but hapless Sam and his best friend Ruskin, plus a handful of orphans from overseas who are just happy to have beds--even if they are located in a roofless part of the building. With the "crazy-school appeal of Hogwarts and the grim humor of Lemony Snicket" (The Independent), Ribblestrop is sure to delight the most mischievous among us.