Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom
Published on 27. March 2014
224 pages
978-1-4711-2024-4 (ISBN)
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"Writing that is as light on its feet as a human cannonball... what really sets it apart is the easy humour, cameos (Granny and Fizzer the dog) and the postmodern footnotes that might flop in different hands, but instead lift the book into classic status. Bring on the next act!" The Times, Children's Book of the Week
"One of the best children's books I've read in ages" Wondrous Reads
"Sutcliffe is a natural storyteller who gets you laughing from page one" Moontrug
"Delightfully funny... definitely up there as one of the best" BooksforBoys
Roll up, roll up! The circus comes to town in this hilariously wacky adventure from bestselling author William Sutcliffe.
Hannah's life is boring, boring, boring! Then Armitage Shank's Impossible Circus comes to town and Hannah's world is turned on its head when she meets Billy Shanks, his astonishing camel, Narcissus, and a host of other bizarrely brilliant members of the circus. But all is not as it seems; Armitage Shank, evil ringmaster and Billy's surrogate father, has a dastardly plan that could end in catastrophe for Hannah's dull little village and it's up to Hannah and Billy to stop his stinking scheme before it's too late...
Full of fun, adventure and wacky characters, William Sutcliffe's debut children's novel - brought to life by the energetic illustrations of David Tazzyman - is a must for fans of Andy Stanton, David Walliams and Roald Dahl.
"One of the best children's books I've read in ages" Wondrous Reads
"Sutcliffe is a natural storyteller who gets you laughing from page one" Moontrug
"Delightfully funny... definitely up there as one of the best" BooksforBoys
Roll up, roll up! The circus comes to town in this hilariously wacky adventure from bestselling author William Sutcliffe.
Hannah's life is boring, boring, boring! Then Armitage Shank's Impossible Circus comes to town and Hannah's world is turned on its head when she meets Billy Shanks, his astonishing camel, Narcissus, and a host of other bizarrely brilliant members of the circus. But all is not as it seems; Armitage Shank, evil ringmaster and Billy's surrogate father, has a dastardly plan that could end in catastrophe for Hannah's dull little village and it's up to Hannah and Billy to stop his stinking scheme before it's too late...
Full of fun, adventure and wacky characters, William Sutcliffe's debut children's novel - brought to life by the energetic illustrations of David Tazzyman - is a must for fans of Andy Stanton, David Walliams and Roald Dahl.
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William Sutcliffe is a bestselling adult author, including the international hit Are You Experienced. The Wall, his first YA novel was been shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and Carnegie Medal. Circus of Thieves is his series for younger children. William currently lives in Edinburgh.
David Tazzyman is an internationally acclaimed award-winning illustrator.
Born and raised in Leicester, David wanted to be an artist from the age of 5.
He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993, then travelled around Asia with sketchbooks for 3 years, before moving to London in 1997. David worked as a commercial illustrator before falling into children's publishing in 2006, illustrating Andy Stanton's Mr Gum series which went on to win numerous awards, including the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008. He has illustrated many children's books since, including Eleanor's Eyebrows, You Can't Take An Elephant On The Bus, The Truth According to Arthur, The Pet, Donut Diaries, Circus Of Thieves and Einstein the Penguin.
He now lives in Leicestershire with his partner and 3 children. David likes drawing a lot. He also likes football, cricket, music, holidays and biscuits. He still does not like celery.
David Tazzyman is an internationally acclaimed award-winning illustrator.
Born and raised in Leicester, David wanted to be an artist from the age of 5.
He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993, then travelled around Asia with sketchbooks for 3 years, before moving to London in 1997. David worked as a commercial illustrator before falling into children's publishing in 2006, illustrating Andy Stanton's Mr Gum series which went on to win numerous awards, including the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008. He has illustrated many children's books since, including Eleanor's Eyebrows, You Can't Take An Elephant On The Bus, The Truth According to Arthur, The Pet, Donut Diaries, Circus Of Thieves and Einstein the Penguin.
He now lives in Leicestershire with his partner and 3 children. David likes drawing a lot. He also likes football, cricket, music, holidays and biscuits. He still does not like celery.
Content
- Intro
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- One: A boy on a camel
- Two: The exact thing Hannah wanted to be more than anything else in the world
- Three: Whatever you do, don't enter the raffle
- Four: Death by carrot
- Five: The tragic tale of Esmeralda Espadrille
- Six: Two plans take shape
- Seven: Are you . . . by any chance . . . ready?
- Eight: The burglarising begins
- Nine: We trust no-one
- Ten: This is where things get interesting (not that they were boring before (at least I hope not))
- Eleven: Fluffypants McBain saves the day (almost)
- Twelve: The worst thing Armitage had ever seen
- Thirteen: Dawn breaks (then somebody fixes it)
- Endnotes
