The Orphans of St Halibut's: Pamela's Revenge

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Accidental fires, villainous grown-ups and a mission to rescue a very grumpy goat - don't miss the hilarious second Orphans of St Halibut's adventure from Sophie Wills, illustrated by the million-copy bestselling David Tazzyman. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket. St Halibut's has burned to the ground, but there's no time to mope. With the sinister Ministry of FUN - Forms, Underlining and Notices - on their case, the rag-tag bunch of orphans must make a new home, and protect it from those who want to smash it (and them) to smithereens. But their tight-knit family is unravelling: Tig and Stef can't see eye to eye, and all Herc can think about is cooking the perfect marshmallows. Worst of all, just when they need her sharp horns and unpredictable temper most, is Pamela giving up the fight? Side-splitting mischief, big trouble and a spectacular cast of quirky characters - dive into the hilarious world of the The Orphans of St Halibut's: Pamela's Revenge. Praise for The Orphans of St Halibut's: 'This book reminded me of an old fashioned film caper - a little like St Trinians meets Oliver with a twist of Matilda thrown in' Year 6 Teacher and Parent 'I would recommend this book to people that like spooky, funny and adventurous stories' Reader, aged 8

Sophie Wills grew up in Chelmsford, Essex. She worked at two London publishers before finally achieving her ambition by going freelance in 2003. She entered Mumsnet's first Bedtime Story competition in 2012 and Michael Rosen picked out as a winner her story about a pig-riding sheriff. Since then, she has been writing offbeat and funny stories for 8-12-year-olds, including The Orphans of St Halibut's. David Tazzyman is an internationally acclaimed award-winning illustrator. He worked as a commercial illustrator before falling into children's publishing in 2006, illustrating Andy Stanton's Mr Gum series which went on to win numerous awards, including the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008. Now David mainly illustrates children's picture and fiction books and lives in Leicestershire with his partner and three children.

The most effortlessly hilarious book I've read in a long time with an unforgettable cast -- Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant on The Orphans of St Halibut's A lovely - warm, funny, energetic - read. -- Lucy Mangan on The Orphans of St Halibut's Deliciously funny, dark, eccentric and clever -- Nicola Penfold, author of Where the World Turns Wild on The Orphans of St Halibut's A fabulously funny tale of clever orphans, rambling houses, angry goats and grizzly ends . . . made me laugh out loud! -- Kirsty Applebaum, author of The Middler on The Orphans of St Halibut's What a wonderful caper . . . fantastically high-spirited and truly heartwarming story. -- Marina Hyde, Guardian columnist on The Orphans of St Halibut's Fast-paced, witty and clever with wicked twists and turns and a brilliant bunch of characters. David Tazzyman's illustrations are spot on! -- MyBookCorner Blog on The Orphans of St Halibut's All round middle grade perfection! -- Marie Basting, author of Princess BMX on The Orphans of St Halibut's This book will make you snort, squirm and scream with laughter! -- Dashe Roberts, author of Sticky Pines: The Bigwoof Conspiracy on The Orphans of St Halibut's Dark, funny and very, very clever. With gloriously gothic artwork from David Tazzyman. -- Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of How to be Extraordinary on The Orphans of St Halibut's Deliciously dark and laugh-out-loud funny, I LOVE The Orphans of St Halibut's -- Julie Pike, author of The Last Spell Breather on The Orphans of St Halibut's A darkly delightful combination of slapstick humour and sharp satire -- Miss Cleveland, book blogger on The Orphans of St Halibut's Stupendous and hilarious! Hapless heroes, slime ball villains, and a volatile goat. Deliciously disgusting at times, and filled to the brim with Sophie's dark humour. Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket. -- Hana Tooke, author of The Unadoptables on The Orphans of St Halibut's [A] brilliantly funny tale -- Anna Fargher, author of The Umbrella Mouse on The Orphans of St Halibut's 'There's nothing I love more than getting stuck into a really good book featuring orphans, workhouses and wicked matrons so I LOVED The Orphans of St Halibut's! Plus it's proper laugh-out-loud funny. What a treat' -- Judith Eagle, author of The Secret Starling on The Orphans of St Halibut's An irreverent quirky dark and twisty middle-grade adventure perfect for Halloween -- Zoe James-Williams, drawingonbooks blog on The Orphans of St Halibut's