Imagine a boy living all alone is a large old house with only a sky-blue bike (who thinks he’s a horse) for company. After his great-aunt dies (of dachshund poisoning – what else?) Fennymore sets off with his new friend Fizzy to find his parents, who have disappeared. They fall foul of a silvery grey gentleman and an evil doctor who wants to get his hands on a mysterious invention, but all Fennymore finds is a maybe-dad. And a brumella. Whatever that is. A zany adventure story with a touch of fantasy from award-winning author Kirsten Reinhardt with black-and-white line drawings by David Roberts of Dirty Bertie fame. A properly funny middle grade book, perfect for readers age 8+. Translated from the German by former Laureate, Siobhán Parkinson.
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Siobhán Parkinson studied English literature and German at Trinity College Dublin and has worked as an editor ever since. She has written more than twenty books, mostly for children, and won numerous awards. Her most recent novel for children is Miraculous Miranda, while her most recent non-fiction book is Rocking the System: Fearless and Amazing Irish Women who Made History. She was Ireland’s first Children’s Laureate. Siobhán has translated several books from German for Little Island.