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How to Glow Up Your Life 15/09/24
Wild Boy
Publisher: Walker Books
Wild Boy leads a miserable life as a spectacle in a travelling freak show. Covered in hair since birth, he's used to being treated as a monster or a savage, excluded from society and abused by his cruel master. Taking refuge in watching the world around him and all the comings and goings of the fair, he develops a Sherlock Holmes-style talent for observation. But when he witnesses the murder of Professor Wollestonecraft, even his detective skills can't help him when the folk of the fair decide that he must be the guilty party. Soon, Wild Boy is on the run, along with young circus acrobat Clarissa. Together, the pair must use all of their unusual talents to avoid the police, solve the clues and discover the identity of the real killer - the sinister hooded man.
Set in 1840s London, this is a pleasingly pacy and atmospheric historical romp. Rob Lloyd Jones does an impressive job of evoking a dark, sinister and seamy Victorian underworld, drawing on the tradition of Sherlock Holmes stories and adding plenty of gothic touches. An exciting tale of murder and mystery, with an engaging pair of lead characters, Wild Boy is also a powerful story about the value of friendship, dealing with difference, and accepting who you are.
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Books set in the Victorian times
These fiction books are all set in the nineteenth century, and are suitable for ages 7-11. They provide an insight into Victorian lives, shining a light on different aspects of society, with settings as varied as Cardiff, London and a travelling circus. They are all realistic stories.
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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...
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Rice, 02 September 2024
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is cool
harrison, 26 January 2022
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it is really good
Lena, 06 March 2017
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It is a really good book but it is also scary
Saja, 06 March 2017
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its good
george, 04 January 2017
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This book was a joy to read. The characters, the conclusion and Wild boys struggles as a person all make for greatness!
Charles, 21 November 2016
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Its good
Joery, 30 September 2016
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its a really good book to get people going i reccomend this book idealy for people aged 11 to 13 its really good
wild boy, 06 November 2015
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This is so cool especially when the corpse rise and can wait to see the movie come out at the cinema and Rob Lloyd Jones is one of my favourite author now this is the best book ever
marvin, 12 July 2015
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it was a very good book I could not put the book down because it was so good.
cadan, 29 January 2015
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Its amazing. the main character has lots of description and I like it a lot. The setting and year is perfect for the character. The cover of the book is really colourful and well designed
Christian, 20 January 2015
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This shows its going to be an adventurous book and its heart breaking even when I saw the blurb!
Robert, 20 January 2015
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Its nice and I like it a lot. The beginning was really good and the characters have lots of description
Christian, 20 January 2015
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This book is absolutely great you will just keep telling yourself '1 more chapter' until you have finished it! in fact i finished this in one day as I couldn't put it down! This is an all round thriller about a boy who only knows only the liked off abuse and beating, teasing and laughing. He thinks all he is good for is a freak show at the fair. However, when he finds a peice of paper warning someone of murder, wild boy is intrigued as he has become extremely observant and from this he can...
Hannah, 22 December 2014
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This book is really interesting and quite sad. it is very descriptive as well because you can picture everything that is said in your head.
Hannah, 10 December 2014
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I think its good and you should read it because its good
lake, 08 December 2014
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I thought that wild boy was a thrilling murder mystery book and I would definitely recommend it to any of my friends. It may have taken a few pages to get into it, but after that I extremely enjoyed it. I think my favourite character was wild boy, because he fought back against people instead of just shying away. I give this book five out of five because It definitely exceeded my expectations. Wild boy is a great book and Lloyd Jones is a great author!
Holly, 04 December 2014
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This a book with an amazing murder mystery and a boy who is accused of murder is on the run from a travelling freak show; who was raised like a monster and is on the loose hungry for truth.read this amazing book.
Nick, 04 December 2014
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Great book, i recommend you read it.
Iggy, 02 December 2014
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This is a great jam packed book with action and adventure in. It is one of the best books vie ever read because it has all the stages a book should have. I recommend this book to everyone It is a good book for all audiences. The author rob Lloyd jones has written this book so well I have rated it a strong Five ✡
☺, 02 December 2014
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I think this book was catching and very thrilling. I like how Rob Lloyd Jones started the book with the a good setting a mysterious setting. Overall it was a good book and I liked it. The description of character was also very good and the scene it was set in was gripping. I am happy I chose this book from the bookbuzz books selection.
Sana, 28 November 2014
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I really enjoyed reading this book and I think that is a good book because its quite funny and in some places spooky. My favourite part of the book is when they find clues about what could have happened. Also my favourite character is Sir Oswald because he is funny and a little mysterious. I didn't particularly like the ending as Clarissa said "It's a rescue we are going to crash." I like where the author has set the scene as it is quite relevant to wherever they go. I also like the bit wh...
Alfie, 20 November 2014
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This book was quite a different sort of book to all the ones I've read. Usually, I either like horror/thrillers or funny books. This book was a discovery book, with a mystery. The actual story was interesting, I just didn't like the style of writing. I was expecting something more scary, gory and murderous but it wasn't any of those at all. It said on the blurb that it was murderous though it wasn't really. The writer sort of forgot about the murder business in this book. Overall, unfortun...
Rifah, 19 November 2014
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Cant wate to read the book, its sounds really intense!!
kira, 17 October 2014
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Wild boy is a victorian mystrey about murder and monsters writtrn by Rob Loyd Jones.It has lots of interesting characters ,the best being wild boy himself and the worst being the evil showman mr finch. Wild boy starts of slow but speedily progresses into a fast paced action packed murder mystery. It will be enjoyed by fans of exitement mystery murder and Sherlock Holmes.
Thomas, 17 October 2014
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good book blurb looks good probably will get it :-) I recommend it
george, 16 October 2014
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It was epic!!! loved all the caracters and the storyline was AWESOME!!!
Alex, 15 October 2014
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this book is so great with loads of action
jason, 11 October 2014
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i want this book becouse it looks cool and i think its about the jungle.
alinoor, 11 October 2014
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Epic loved it the first page made me want to read more
amy, 04 October 2014
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Wild Boy is perfect for young fans of Sherlock. It is an exciting adventure/mystery story that sucked me in and doesn’t let go until the final chapter. The book is full of great characters, especially Wild Boy and circus acrobat Clarissa, Wild Boy’s reluctant companion. Set in Victorian London, the plot twists and turns as Wild Boy and Clarissa attempt to clear their names and track down a murderer.
Darren, 30 April 2014
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Wild Boy is part-adventure, part-mystery, part-science fiction. Even the protagonist is a cross-over character, drawing on the characteristic traits of the geek, the detective genius, and the lone ranger. Few authors could bring so many elements together to create a succinct novel, but Rob Lloyd-Jones has brought these things together in a thoroughly-planned and beautifully-executed story.
Katherine, 30 April 2014
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Year 7 and 8 boys and girls who read Wild Boy said it was great, exciting and full of action – and it also has a fantastically atmospheric Victorian London setting. Bring on further adventures of Clarissa and Wild Boy!
Rosemary, 30 April 2014
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Wild Boy is a Victorian mystery story involving circus performers, mysterious inventions and otherworldly foes. It will definitely appeal to fans of Darren Shan and BBC’s Sherlock! It’s packed with plenty of gore and action and has some really memorable characters. Wild Boy is a beautiful story about the transformational power of friendship and about to celebrating difference and about learning to be happy in one's own skin.
Leanne, 30 April 2014
Best book I have ever read