Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 10+

Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull

Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Chris Riddell

Publisher: Random House

Barnaby Grimes is a Highstacker, delivering messages across the city using the rooftops as his highway. Mei Ling works in a Chinese laundry but is skilled in the ancient art of Yinchido. Their new found friendship teaches Barnaby new skills which very soon he may need to use if he is to survive.

Barnaby was not to know that the package he so proudly delivered to the headmaster of the local school was to hide an evil and cruel object whose power threatens to destroy the school and all its pupils.

Will Barnaby be in time to prevent the disaster and has he learned enough from Mei Ling to survive??

A mysterious and exciting tale of daring, courage and skill which will have you on the edge of your seat.

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