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Zusatztext PRAISE FOR THE UNLIKELY ADVENTURES OF MABEL JONES : "From the first few sentences! I knew I was in for a uniquely wild and witty ride. If Lewis Carroll were writing for Monty Python! I imagine it might look something like this." —Christopher Healy! author of the Hero’s Guide series "A speedy! splashy! snort-out-loud lark... Clever and fun.” —Jacqueline West! author of the New York Times bestselling Books of Elsewhere series "First in a series! this comical novel should become a readaloud favorite." — Publishers Weekly ! starred review! "A zany and twisted pirate tale . . . for readers transitioning into longer chapter books." — School Library Journal "A little bit of Monty Python! a touch of Capt. Jack Sparrow . . . This high-spirited! pirate-tastic romp is for kids who like their buccaneers a little on the wild side." — Kirkus Reviews "Delightfully nasty! bonkers piratical fun. I laughed out loud!" —Robin Stevens! author of Murder is Bad Manners Informationen zum Autor Will Mabbitt writes. He writes in cafes! on trains! on the toilet! and sometimes in his head when his laptop runs out of power. He lives with his family somewhere in the south of England. The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones is his first book. Another one is coming soon. Klappentext A funny fantasy-adventure series for fans of LEMONY SNICKET! NEIL GAIMAN! and CRESSIDA COWELL Have you ever picked your nose? Have you ever picked your nose and EATEN IT? Have you ever picked your nose! eaten it! and! by doing so! opened a portal to a world run by PIRATES? Mabel Jones has. Kidnapped! Mabel is forced to serve aboard The Feroshus Maggot with the strangest crew you'll ever meet. And the captain-an odious wolf named Idryss Ebenezer Split-won't let her go until she helps the pirates uncover the treasure they seek. Mabel's voyage takes her across the Greasy Pole of Certain Death! into the belly of a whale! and underground to a decrepit crypt. And she does it all…in pajamas! Read on if you dare. You are promised a most unlikely adventure. Chapter 4 The List Yesterday morning Mabel Jones had eaten two bowls of cornflakes for breakfast. Then she’d had another one. Then she’d had a slice of toast with strawberry jam for dessert. She’d spread the jam all the way to the edge to make it easier to eat the crusts. Then she’d gone to school. This morning Mabel Jones had a feeling that she probably wouldn’t be going to school. This morning she was sitting on a barrel in the cabin of a pirate ship, surrounded by a crew of excited animal pirates. It was actually surprisingly similar to being at school, except instead of a nice principal called Mr. Dobson, there was an evil wolf called Captain Idryss Ebenezer Split. The captain unfolded a piece of paper, and the excited chatter of the crew died down into an expectant silence as he placed it on the table in front of him. Split turned to Mabel. His muzzle was so close to her face she could see strings of wet drool between his half-open jaws. “On this page are written the names of the creatures who stand between me and my destiny. The treacherous bunch of scumbags who stole my rightful inheritance when they mutinied against their captain, my father.” The crew tutted and shook their heads disapprovingly. Split pulled at the necklace that hung from his neck. Suspended from the rusting chain was a lump of dull black metal. “Aye! Each one of them has a piece like this, stolen from my poor, dearly departed father.” Pelf leaned in close to Mabel. “It’s part of an X!” he whispered. “A what?” she whispered back. “The letter X! And we all know what the letter X marks, don’t we?” Mabel frowned. “Do we?” she ask...
