The Boy with the Magic Numbers (Magical Children)
Author(s): Sally Gardner
Junior Fiction | High Interest, Quick Reads, Dyslexia Friendly
When Billy Pickles' dad leaves home to live in New York, he gives Billy a moneybox. Billy's not sure where to put in the money, and not sure why his dad has left. Then Billy goes to New York to visit his father and his Italian grandmother, and discovers the secret of his magic moneybox. In a wonderful adventure, he takes Mighty Mamma on a helicopter ride, cracks open a safe, solves a kidnap mystery - and gets to know his dad again.
PUBLICATION OCTOBER 2013
Product Information
Billy Pickles has a winning way with numbers in this charming addition to the Magical Children series.
"A swift-paced adventure, crammed with dialogue and neatly sewn up." Junior Magazine
Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than 1 million copies in the UK. Sally continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia awareness, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She was recently awarded the CARNEGIE MEDAL and the COSTA BOOK AWARD. Visit her website at http://www.sallygardner.net, and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheSallyGardner and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SallyGardner.Author
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.126
- : 01 June 2013
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sally Gardner
- : Paperback
- : 128