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Something Wickedly Weird, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 7 years, Fiction, Children's Fiction, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage)
Award-winning illustrator Chris Mould makes his gripping authorial debut with this darkly humorous series, now in paperback.
The island of Crampton Rock has emerged from pirate battle. But something far more sinister is on the move ...
What claim does the Darkling family have on Stanley Buggles' home
And do the Darkling twins really keep a two-headed snake as a pet
Originally published under the title 'The Darkling Curse'.
Praise for Something Wickedly Weird: The Curse of the Wolf: Book 4
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Engagingly illustrated ... cheerful, fast-moving romp. - Carousel
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From the moment they claw their way out of a graveyard you know you are onto a winner. - Publishing News
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Fast-paced and accompanied by Mould's own dark illustrations, The Wooden Mile is a riveting read for newly independent readers. - Bookfest
Chris Mould
Chris Mould went to art school at the age of sixteen. During this time, he did various jobs, from delivering papers to washing-up. Chris loves his work and writes and draws the kind of books that he would have liked to have on his shelf as a boy. He has won the Nottingham Children's Book Award, has been shortlisted for the Greenaway Award and commended for the Sheffield Book Award. Chris has also worked for the RSC, the BBC, the FT and many other famous initials, as well as for Aardman Animations, where he did character and environment development work on the film Flushed Away. Chris is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire.
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