{"product_id":"9781782508441","title":"Haarville","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Davies, Justin \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 February 2023 by FLORIS BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Kelpies' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 296 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 198 x 24 | 286g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Haarville -- if you've arrived, you've survived. Off the grid and not on the maps, it's a place shrouded in fog and steeped in pungent pongs. Everything here smells fishy, especially the town's suspicious new arrivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Manx Fearty is an orphan (his family has a terrible habit of dying, terribly), and now he's about to lose their perpetual device shop to sinister newcomers claiming to be long-lost relatives. As he sets out to prove them wrong, Manx finds himself on the trail of a murky, mist-muddled mystery -- and it's one he needs to solve fast, otherwise Haarville is doomed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of his fiercely protective drag-queen guardian Father G (aka the fabulous Gloria in Excelsis), loyal best friend Fantoosh, and oystercatcher-with-attitude Olu, Manx wades through secrets, schemes and some stomach-churning seafood. Can he save both his family's legacy and his town?Darkly comic but full of heart, this quirky middle-grade mystery adventure from Justin Davies, award-winning author of Help! I Smell a Monster and Whoa! I Spy a Werewolf (Orchard Books), is perfect for fans of Malamander and A Series of Unfortunate Events.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924964933891,"sku":"9781782508441","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781782508441_05a5f284-1335-4ae2-aba1-ed3810c6f596.jpg?v=1731333859","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781782508441","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}