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Operation Gadgetman!

Malorie Blackman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:1st Mar '95

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Operation Gadgetman! cover

A thrilling detective story littered with wild and wonderful inventions from the award-winning author of PIG-HEART BOY and NOUGHTS AND CROSSES.

But when Gadgetman accidentally invents a device that could be used to steal millions of pounds, the wrong people find out and Gadgetman is kidnapped!With the help of her friends - and her special Gadgetman Spy Kit - Beans is determined to track down the kidnappers and rescue her dad.Beans calls her dad 'Gadgetman' because of the weird and wonderful gadgets he comes up with - everything from exploding biscuits to Spy Kits. But when Gadgetman accidentally invents a device that could be used to steal millions of pounds, the wrong people find out and Gadgetman is kidnapped!With the help of her friends - and her special Gadgetman Spy Kit - Beans is determined to track down the kidnappers and rescue her dad. But can she find Gadgetman before he is forced to hand over the details of his invention...?

A thriller with lots of humour and suspense . . . A very accessible and exciting book for younger readers * Writeaway! *
Racy thriller . . . Her characters are credible and the pace is kept up throughout . . . Some exciting twists and turns will keep the reader guessing * Daily Telegraph *
An exciting thriller, with code-breaking schoolgirl detectives * Guardian *
A sparkling read * Sunday Tribune *
Clever and surprising. That's what makes it so brilliant -- Olivia, aged 9 * Sunday Express *

ISBN: 9780440863076

Dimensions: 195mm x 131mm x 15mm

Weight: 168g

240 pages