The Luck Uglies
Published on 3. July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-00-752690-1 (ISBN)
Description
Luck Uglies was a name whispered around the docks and darkest taverns, places the law dare not tread...
Rye has grown up hearing the legend of the Luck Uglies - notorious deadly outlaws who once stalked the streets. Now they have faded to ghosts and rumours and Rye isn't sure they ever existed. Then on the night of the Black Moon, a mysterious stranger known only as Harmless, steps from the shadows to save Rye's life and Rye learns that sometimes it takes a villain to save you from the monsters...
Enter a thrilling world of secrets and fantastical adventure from a phenomenal new writing talent.
Rye has grown up hearing the legend of the Luck Uglies - notorious deadly outlaws who once stalked the streets. Now they have faded to ghosts and rumours and Rye isn't sure they ever existed. Then on the night of the Black Moon, a mysterious stranger known only as Harmless, steps from the shadows to save Rye's life and Rye learns that sometimes it takes a villain to save you from the monsters...
Enter a thrilling world of secrets and fantastical adventure from a phenomenal new writing talent.
Reviews / Votes
"The Luck Uglies has it all: a feisty heroine, monstrous creatures, and a brimful of humor, and horror, to keep the readers turning the pages." Joseph Delaney, Author of The Spook's Apprentice series"Everything I look for in a book"
Cai, age 11
"Made me stay up too late reading because I was so gripped... impossible to put down! Overall a great read and would definitely recommend this book to anyone, it's that good!"
Joel 12.
"Amazing! If I hadn't had to sleep I would have read it in one go."
Bill, age 12
"Excellent. Really fun to read"
Louis, age 12
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-752690-1 (9780007526901)
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Person
Paul works as a lawyer and lives in New Hampshire with his family and an enormous, bushy cat. He writes in an abandoned chicken coop at the edge of a swamp and keeps a tiny porcelain frog in his pocket for good luck.