The Spoon of Doom
1st Edition
Published on 17. October 2011
112 pages
978-1-4081-5344-4 (ISBN)
Description
'It was never meant to feed the needy; but to serve up grief to the mean and greedy'
The
unfortunately named Albert Grub (A. Grub) has parents who are obsessed
by mini-beasts; there are insects in the fridge, woodlice living in the
hall and spiders dwelling in the cupboard under the stairs. But
everything changes one day when Albert discovers that his dad is heir
to the factory of the legendary Piddler's Porridge. Why is the town's
noodle King, and owner of the adjacent factory so keen to get his hands
on the Piddler's place? Is he after the legendary Spoon of Doom,
believed to be hidden somewhere in the factory? And what can our
reluctant hero do to stop him?
A mix of quirky characters and
outlandish goings on topped with lashings of bugs and porridge, this is
a laugh-out-loud comic adventure that will appeal especially to boys.
The
unfortunately named Albert Grub (A. Grub) has parents who are obsessed
by mini-beasts; there are insects in the fridge, woodlice living in the
hall and spiders dwelling in the cupboard under the stairs. But
everything changes one day when Albert discovers that his dad is heir
to the factory of the legendary Piddler's Porridge. Why is the town's
noodle King, and owner of the adjacent factory so keen to get his hands
on the Piddler's place? Is he after the legendary Spoon of Doom,
believed to be hidden somewhere in the factory? And what can our
reluctant hero do to stop him?
A mix of quirky characters and
outlandish goings on topped with lashings of bugs and porridge, this is
a laugh-out-loud comic adventure that will appeal especially to boys.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-5344-4 (9781408153444)
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Sam Hay
The Spoon of Doom
Book
06/2010
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
€26.18
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Person
Sam Hay has written titles for Kingfisher's I Am Reading series and Billy Angel, which was published in the Black Cats series in 2009 and longlisted for the UKLA children's book award, given to books in which language is powerful.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Also by Sam Hay
- Imprint
