Book description
Hey, buster! Normal life is a total yawn. So break out boredom with
multi-million-copy bestselling author Lauren Child, and meet your new
favourite heroine… Ruby Redfort: detective, secret agent,
thirteen-year-old kid.
Eeveryone's favourite kid detective is back for a second mind-blowing
instalment, packed with all the off-the-wall humour, action and
friendship of the first book. This time, though, it's an adventure on
the wide open ocean, and Ruby is all at sea…
Can she crack the case of the Twinford pirates while evading the
clutches of a vile sea monster as well as the evil Count von Viscount?
]Well, you wouldn't want to bet against her… “The new Ruby Redfort
book is utterly exceptionordinarily brilliant” - Clarice Bean
“Lauren Child has put imagination and fun back into the real worlds of
childhood.” - Julia Eccleshare, Guardian
“Lauren Child is so good it's exhilarating” - The Independent
“What more could adventure-loving girls want?” - The Sunday Times.
Lauren Child burst on to the children's books scene in 1999 and has
since published many bestselling and award-winning books, including
those featuring the hugely popular Charlie and Lola, and the Clarice
Bean series. She has won numerous awards including the prestigious Kate
Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Gold Award. Her books have been made
into an award-winning TV series and have sold in many languages with
runaway success.
