Crims

Zusatztext “Fans of broad humor and outsize antics will enjoy this off-kilter romp.” Informationen zum Autor Kate Davies lives in London, where she writes children’s books, performs improv comedy, and spends too much money on cheese. She also edits other people’s children’s books and she once worked at Buckingham Palace, selling tea towels to tourists. She never met the queen, but she did get to stroke a corgi once. Klappentext The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch! The Crim family is full of notorious criminals. Notoriously inept, that is. Uncle Knuckles once tried to steal a carnival. Great-Uncle Bernard held himself hostage by accident. Aunt Drusilla died slipping on a banana peel. But Imogen is different. She was born with a skill for scandal. A knack for the nefarious. A mastery of misdemeanors. Despite her natural talent for all things unlawful, Imogen got out of the family business years ago. But when the rest of the Crims are accused of pulling off a major heist?which seems doubtful, to say the least?Imogen is forced to step in to clear their names. Because only a truly skilled criminal can prove the bumbling family's innocence.... Zusammenfassung The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch! The Crim family is full of notorious criminals. Notoriously inept, that is. Uncle Knuckles once tried to steal a carnival. Great-Uncle Bernard held himself hostage by accident. Aunt Drusilla died slipping on a banana peel. But Imogen is different. She was born with a skill for scandal. A knack for the nefarious. A mastery of misdemeanors. Despite her natural talent for all things unlawful, Imogen got out of the family business years ago. But when the rest of the Crims are accused of pulling off a major heist—which seems doubtful, to say the least—Imogen is forced to step in to clear their names. Because only a truly skilled criminal can prove the bumbling family’s innocence…. ...

Product details

• Authors: Kate Davies, Davies Kate
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780062494108
• ISBN: 978-0-06-249410-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Crims; Crims
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Law & Crime