Take Your Last Breath (Ruby Redfort #2 Hb)

Author: Lauren Child

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  • : 19.99 AUD
  • : 9780007334087
  • : HarperCollins Publishers
  • : HarperCollins Children's Books
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  • : May 2011
  • : 191mm X 141mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 19.99
  • : September 2012
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  • : Lauren Child
  • : Ruby Redfort
  • : Hardback
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Barcode 9780007334087
9780007334087

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. Everyone'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...

Reviews

"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 a publishing phenomenon" - Observer Magazine "Lauren Child is so good it,s exhilarating" - The Independent "What more could adventure-loving girls want?" - The Sunday Times. "... A cracking first adventure this is... This is a marvellous romp of a book, packed with action, villains, eccentric and embarassing parents, superb gadgets and some perplexing codes." - The Daily Mail

Author description

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.