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Why comics matter for young readers 02/12/24
The Murderer’s Ape
Publisher: Pushkin Children’s Books
Sally Jones is an engineer and loyal friend to Captain Koskela. She’s also an ape – and though she can’t talk, she’s smarter than a lot of people.
When Koskela is falsely accused of murder, Sally finds herself on her own in Lisbon, a beautiful city that is full of people that fear her. Fortunately, she finds fada-singer Ana and a local café owner to help her follow the clues to unravel the mystery surrounding who framed Koskela.
A brilliant adventure with a wonderful main character in Sally, The Murderer’s Ape is rich with lovable multi-dimensional characters that feel like family, and a European setting full of warmth and community. The black-and-white illustrations lend an extra hint of detail and luxury to this book, which has already won great acclaim.
Highly recommended as a book to share at bedtime, as it has plenty of appeal for adults, or for confident readers of ten or older, as it is quite long.
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Great adventure books 9-12
From an ape getting involved in a murder case to schoolgirl cat burglars and mysteries taking place across the world, there are some brilliant capers out there just waiting to be devoured.
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Detective stories
Follow clues, unravel mysteries and uncover secrets with these engaging detective stories. These stories are ideal for adventure loving, puzzle solving, unnecessarily inquisitive older children.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Sharon, 13 March 2022
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Beautiful written, amazing story.
Anonymous, 07 November 2021
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Amazing
Anonymous, 22 September 2019
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Amazing One of the best books I’ve ever read!
Anonymous, 22 July 2019
This was a really lovely book, full of real human emotions and also a fair amount of humor, beautiful descriptions of various places where the characters went, beautifully written book. I do think that most young teenagers would like to read this exciting adventure story.