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. "From the Hardcover edition.""
Industry Reviews
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" "From the Hardcover edition."" ADVANCED 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 ""The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones" is a speedy, splashy, snort-out-loud lark. Hints of "Pinocchio," "Peter Pan," and "The Hobbit" bubble beneath its fast-paced plot, and wordplay both visual and textual sets a lively tone. Clever and fun. Jacqueline West, author of the "New York Times" bestselling series, The Books of Elsewhere "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" "From the Hardcover edition.""