The Accidental Stowaway
'A rollicking, salty, breath of fresh air.' Hilary McKay
Judith Eagle
- By
- the
- celebrated
- author
- of
- The
- Pear
- Affair
- and
-
- The
- Secret
- Starling
- -
- Patch
- finds
- adventure
- on
- every
- deck
- of
- the
- 'floating
- palace'
- she
- accidentally
- stows
- away
- on.
Liverpool,
- 1910
When
- Patch
- runs
- up
- the
- gangway
- of
- steamship,
- RMS
- Glorious,
- she
- isn't
- planning
- to
- hang
- around.
- But
- if
- she
- leaves
- her
- hiding
- place
- the
- constable
- might
- catch
- her:
- sitting
- tight
- is
- worth
- the
- risk.
- Too
- late,
- she
- realises
- the
- ship
- is
- setting
- sail!
- Patch
- has
- become
- an
- accidental
- stowaway.
Luckily,
- Patch's
- unconventional
- past
- has
- made
- her
- pretty
- fearless
- when
- it
- comes
- to
- fending
- for
- herself,
- and
- besides
- there
- are
- friends
- in
- high
- and
- low
- places
- to
- be
- made
- onboard.
But
- hiding
- away
- becomes
- less
- and
- less
- easy:
- her
- new
- friends
- urgently
- need
- her
- help
- and
- there's
- a
- mystery
- that
- needs
- solving,
- all
- before
- they
- reach
- New
- York
- .
- .
- .
With
- gorgeous
- chapter
- head
- illustrations
- by
- Kim
- Geyer.
'A
- rollicking,
- salty,
- breath
- of
- fresh
- air.'
- Hilary
- McKay
'Absolutely
- adored
- it!'
- Emma
- Carroll
'Sucked
- me
- in
- like
- a
- whirlpool.'
- Clare
- Povey
'A
- page-turning
- adventure.'
- Nicola
- Penfold
'An
- engaging
- historical
- adventure.'
- The
- Bookseller
'Full
- of
- adventure
- and
- fun.'
-
- The
- Book
- Bag
'Exciting,
- funny
- and
- full
- of
- warmth.'
-
- LoveReading4Kids
'Exquisite
- storytelling.'
- Jo
- Clarke,
- BookLoverJo
'A
- gem
- of
- a
- book.'
- Kevin
- Cobane,
- VIP Reading
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