Check out these new twists on historical favorites:
The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a TaleBy Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright
Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his hard life dodging fishwives brooms and carriage wheels and trade his damp alley for the warmth of the Cheshire Cheese Inn. When he learns that the innkeeper is looking for a new mouser, Skilley comes up with an audacious scheme to install himself in the famous tavern. Once established in the inn, Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip, the intelligent mouse-resident, and his fellow mice. Skilley protects the mice and the mice in turn give to Skilley the delectable Cheshire cheese of the inn. Thus begins a most unlikely alliance and friendship. The cat and mouse design a plan to restore Maldwyn wounded raven and faithful guard in the service of Queen Victoria to his rightful place in The Tower, but first they must contend with a tyrannical cook, a mouse-despising barmaid, and an evil tomcat named Pinch. Will the famous author suffering from serious writer s block who visits the Cheshire Cheese pub each day be able to help?
Not only does this fun read feature the legendary writer Charles Dickens as a main character, it also weaves in re-imaginings of some of his most famous characters and plots!
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again By Frank Cottrell Boyce
When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to their camper van, they have no idea what kind of adventure lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary car . . . and it wants its bodywork back! But as the Tootings hurtle across the world rebuilding the original Chitty, a sinister baddie is on their trail - one who will stop at nothing to get the magnificent car for himself.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car was originally published in 1964 and was written by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond! This fantastic new book is its long awaited sequel.
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