The Far From Great Escape: Philip Ardagh

As Beardy Ardagh reports, when the local lighthouse is plunged into darkness and a ship runs aground - flattening The Rusty Dolphin - it’s hard to imagine things can get much worse in Grubtown.

But then there’s a jailbreak and the Police Department (all three of them) needs all the help it can get from the (often bonkers) townsfolk. No wonder more trouble is waiting just around the corner.

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The Far From Great Escape
  1. Dusk

    Dusk: Kenneth Oppel

    65 million years ago, the last dinosaurs are dying out, the mammals are taking over the Earth ... and Dusk is taking flight. Intrigued? More

  2. No Way Out

    No Way Out: Gene Kemp

    Alex is my twin. We’re not identical or anything. But something holds us together even when we argue and fight - something secret. We’re telepathic. And I can hear him ... More

  3. Season Songs

    Season Songs: Ted Hughes

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  4. The Mouse and his Child

    The Mouse and his Child: Russell Hoban

    'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked his father. 'I don't know', the father answered. 'We must wait and see.'So begins the story of a tin father and ... More

  5. The Parliament of Blood

    The Parliament of Blood: Justin Richards

    Be warned - this book is not for the faint-hearted. Prepare yourself for the horrors that lie within. Some may be based on legend, but many are documented fact ...You ... More

  6. The Children of Green Knowe

    The Children of Green Knowe: Lucy M. Boston

    Tolly's great-grandmother wasn't a witch but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, were full of a very special kind of magic. And Green Knowe turned out not to ... More

  7. The Dreamfighter and Other Creation Tales

    The Dreamfighter and Other Creation Tales: Ted Hughes

    Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into being. They are ... More

  8. The Dreamwalker's Child

    The Dreamwalker's Child: Steve Voake

    'When the Dreamwalker's Child walks in Aurobon, then shall the East be in the ascendant; a plague shall descend from the sky and the Earth will fall into shadow . ... More

  9. The Seven Professors of the Far North

    The Seven Professors of the Far North: John Fardell

    This gripping adventure story is packed with eccentric characters, thrilling secrets, amazing inventions and breathtaking surprises.Sam's holiday with his friends Zara and Ben is interrupted when a bedraggled traveller blows ... More

  10. The Hat

    The Hat: Carol Ann Duffy

    In this delightful new collection of poetry for children, Carol Ann Duffy takes us on a mud-and-all ramble through sand, socks, songs and schoolrooms. Charming and witty, infectiously enjoyable, these ... More

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    Starclimber: Kenneth Oppel

    Boy-pilot Matt Cruse is looking forward to spending a peaceful summer with Kate de Vries. Until they are offered the chance of a lifetime to join the first expedition into space aboard the incredible ship Starclimber. More

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    '[The Spookoscope] has a cheeky appeal, and will be amusing and scary for ghost-lovers over the age of nine.' Daily Telegraph More