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The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack
- Author
- Helen Cresswell
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 January 2017
- Run Time
- 5 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
First in the super-funny classic series The Bagthorpe Saga, starring the TOTALLY unforgettable Bagthorpe family – from best-loved author Helen Cresswell.
Jack’s fed up of living in the shadow of his brilliant siblings. He and his trusty dog Zero are completely ordinary while the rest of them are annoyingly gifted. So when Uncle Parker comes up with a plan to make Jack stand out, he’s more than a little excited. Can he really get away with claiming to predict the future? And will the hare-brained scheme help Jack shine, or get him noticed for all the wrong reasons?
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Details
- Author
- Helen Cresswell
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Duration
- 5 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 January 2017
- ISBN
- 9780008211691
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
First in the super-funny classic series The Bagthorpe Saga, starring the TOTALLY unforgettable Bagthorpe family – from best-loved author Helen Cresswell. Jack’s fed up of living in the shadow of his brilliant siblings. He and his trusty dog Zero are completely ordinary while the rest of them are annoyingly gifted. So when Uncle Parker comes up with a plan to make Jack stand out, he’s more than a little excited. Can he really get away with claiming to predict the future? And will the hare-brained scheme help Jack shine, or get him noticed for all the wrong reasons?
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