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Mabel Jones and the Forbidden City

Will Mabbitt author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:4th Feb '16

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What would you do if magic vines emerged from your wardrobe to steal your baby sister?*

Mabel Jones is ready for her second unlikely adventure - another hilarious story by Will Mabbitt, illustrated by Ross Collins. What would you do if hungry vines emerged from your wardrobe and stole your baby sister? Between Mabel and her goal is a dangerous jungle, filled with deadly monsters and poisoned jelly babies.

Mabel Jones is ready for her second unlikely adventure - another hilarious story by Will Mabbitt, illustrated by Ross Collins.

What would you do if hungry vines emerged from your wardrobe and stole your baby sister?

If you're Mabel Jones and afraid of nothing, you'd follow!

Between Mabel and her goal is a dangerous jungle, filled with deadly monsters and poisoned jelly babies.

Can she defeat the Witch Queen and rescue her sister, or is this the last we'll see of Mabel Jones . . .?

The irreverent wit plus fabulous embellishments by Ross Collins will swash your buckles * Sunday Times *
Delightfully nasty, bonkers piratical fun. I laughed out loud on the Tube!' * Robin Stevens, bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike *
Think The Mighty Boosh for 8-year-olds with a dash of Lemony Snicket thrown in. Although Mabbitt has a voice all of his own. * The Times *
Anarchic, adventurous and extremely funny, this is a fantastic debut at the younger end of middle-grade. * The Bookseller *

ISBN: 9780141355320

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 20mm

Weight: 257g

320 pages