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Corby Flood

Far-Flung Adventures (Book 2)

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Corby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship, the S.S. Euphonia. Her boisterous brothers might not have noticed that anything is wrong, but Corby is highly observant and has a lot of time for note-taking and eavesdropping. Onboard, amongst all the odd passengers and eccentric crew, there is a strange group of men in bowler-hats who call themselves The Brotherhood of Clowns. There's also a melancholy wailing sound coming from the hold. It's strictly out of bounds but Corby can't help investigating. What could be inside the crate she discovers down in the hold? As the ship arrives at its destination, Corby must enlist the help of some very well moustachioed locals to uncover the contents of the crate and the dark secrets of the menacing Clowns...

Critics Review

The second sparky tale in the series, again embellished by the drawings of Chris Riddell, our latter day Heath Robinson . . . An eagerly awaited sequel
Independent
Corby Flood is Stewart and Riddell's best book yet. Completely satisfying as an adventure, the new book is full of amusing characterisation and is endlessly playful and inventive
TES
Extremely funny and, of course, brilliantly illustrated by Chris Riddell
The Children's Bookseller
It's difficult to comment when each book from these two, author and artist, sets a standard whereby the outstanding is normal for them!
The School Librarian
Author Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
Narrator Kim Hicks
Series Far-Flung Adventures
Duration 3 hours and 29 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781446461983
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
Age Range 6-9 (Kids)
Availability AU, GB, IE

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