Midnight Pirates
Ally Kennen
Midnight Pirates
Three children, whose parents have gone to America, try to run a secluded West Country beach hotel on their own. The chaos mounts as they pretend there are adults in charge. A sinister guest brings danger. A ship is grounded off the beach, and crates of washed-up cargo are there for the taking. But the wreck was no accident...
4.0 out of 5 based on 1 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
, Children's & Teenage |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Pages |
304 |
| RRP |
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| Date of Publication |
January 2013 |
| ISBN |
978-1407129884 |
| Publisher |
Marion Lloyd Books |
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Three children, whose parents have gone to America, try to run a secluded West Country beach hotel on their own. The chaos mounts as they pretend there are adults in charge. A sinister guest brings danger. A ship is grounded off the beach, and crates of washed-up cargo are there for the taking. But the wreck was no accident...
Bedlam by Ally Kennen.
Reviews
The Guardian
Marcus Sedgwick
“Kennen manages to steer a safe course between the treacherous rocks of fictional impossibilities and unbelievable plot turns: she doesn't duck the question of "what would really happen", but sails confidently into even more enjoyably ludicrous territory. The success of this is down to her strong characterisation; Miranda, our long-suffering protagonist, is the sanest of everyone, but her brothers provide welcome lunacy, with Cal appearing to believe he should have been born in California in the 1980s, and Jackie a vortex of strangeness in the way only small boys can be.”
02/02/2013
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