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 Heir of Mystery:
The Second Unlikely Exploit.
In this, the second
Unlikely Exploit, Fergal McNally's brain -- last seen in a pickling jar
in the basement of the Sacred Heart Hospital -- is stolen, and the
remaining McNally children are mysteriously drawn to Fishbone Forest and
the forgotten crumbling mansion which lies at its heart.
 The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit
Philip Ardagh's Unlikely Exploits
series chart the extraordinary changes in fortune of the downtrodden
McNally family, beginning with The Fall of Fergal. The setting is
an unidentified country suffering from an unexpected breakout of large
holes.
 A House Called Awful End
Book One in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy
by Philip Ardagh
with illustrations
by
David Roberts
When both Eddie Dickens's parents catch a disease that makes them turn
yellow, go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of hot water bottles, it's
agreed he should go and stay with relatives at their house, Awful End.
Unfortunately for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even-Madder Aunt
Maud. . . .
 Dreadful Acts
Book Two in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy
by Philip Ardagh
with illustrations
by
David Roberts
In this eagerly awaited sequel to A
House Called Awful End, Eddie Dickens narrowly avoids being blown
up, trampled by horses, hit by a hot-air balloon, and arrested -- only
to find himself falling head over heels for a girl with a face like a
camel's and into the hands of a murderous gang of escaped convicts, up
on the misty moors, who have a "little job" for him to do . . .
 Terrible Times
Book Three in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy
by Philip Ardagh
with illustrations
by
David Roberts
Listen to
Ardagh discuss Terrible Times
In the third installment of the Eddie
Dickens saga, Eddie, our steadfast hero, finds himself en route to North
America aboard the sailing ship Pompous Pig along with a cargo
hold full of left shoes, the world-famous Dog's Bone Diamond, and some
of the most disreputable traveling companions anyone might have the
misfortune to share a berth with . . .
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