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Beetle Boy by M G Leonard (view source)
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'''Sortlisted Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017: Younger Fiction''' '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
When Darkus's dad disappears from a locked room in the Natural History Museum, everyone's desperate to discover what happened. However, when no clues are found, the police and the newspapers rapidly lose interest and Darkus is left to solve the mystery. Luckily, he has some very special friends to help him.
This is a difficult book to classify as I haven't read anything quite like it. The story is likely to appeal equally to boys and girls and – if I'm anything to go by – to any adult who loves a cracking story. I'm not at all surprised this book is being published by the man who is acknowledged to have introduced the world to Harry Potter: maybe, just maybe, M G Leonard will be the next [[:Category:J K Rowling|J K Rowling]].
So if you enjoyed this, and haven't already read Harry's adventures, I'd suggest you read [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling]]. We think you'll also enjoy [[Beetle Queen by M G Leonard]] or [[The Highland Falcon Thief by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman]].
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