And boy did they wriggle! She struggled not to wretch! Two worlds collide when a chance meeting brings together Jack and Isabella. Jack, the son of the Head Gardener of the Oakfield Estate, finds himself a friend in the lovely Isabella, the 'little lady of Oakfield Hall'. Set in Victorian times in the Southern Counties of England – with an intermittent welsh presence in the form of the Jones' travelling gypsy family – much laughter, dance, music and cultural challenges lie before the two friends this summer! How will the delicate Isabella fair among the unfamiliar countryside with its host of creatures and seasonal demands? Will the rugged, uneducated Jack rise to the challenge of learning to read and write poetry about his beloved countryside – poaching, skinning rabbits and river fishing? Every day is an adventure and it seems they are meant to be together, always.

'You will have to place a small handful of the maggots under your tongue, and must hold them there for a full two minutes,' Jack instructed Isabella. The Longest Night of Charlie Noon Show book 'A writer of genuine originality' - GuardianĬheck out these other brilliant books from Christopher Edge: Can Ami and her friends find the Answer before it's too late? But as he locks them inside the first room, they quickly realise this is no ordinary game.įrom a cavernous library of dust to an ancient Mayan tomb, a deserted shopping mall stalked by extinct animals to the command module of a spaceship heading to Mars, the perils of The Escape seem endless. Meeting her teammates, Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar and Min, Ami learns from the Host that they have been chosen to save the world and they must work together to find the Answer. When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it's just a game - the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat before time runs out. The latest mind-blowing novel from award-winning author Christopher Edge, Escape Room is a thrilling adventure that challenges readers to think about what they've done to save the world today.

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