Synopsis
Cunning criminal masterminds have planned a daring theft from the castle museum. They've figured out everything down to the last detail.
There's just one thing they haven't bargained for: a class of super-sleuthing school children with a very special secret weapon.
Will the thieves pinch the priceless prize, or have they met their match in the boy known only as "The Boss"?!
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About the Author
Patrice Aggs has been illustrating children's books and magazines since 1979, working with authors such as Vivian French, Malorie Blackman and Philippa Gregory. She also provided the artwork for the Philip Pullman penned graphic novel Count Karlstein. Patrice's own books include The Visitor (Orchard Books) and The Giraffe Who Came to Dinner (Walker). John Aggs has a first class honours degree in illustration from University College, Falmouth. His Daedalus Blue webcomic was nominated for a Webcartoonists Choice award and he won first place in Tokyo Pop's second annual Rising Stars of Manga Award.
Review
"This really is a story that deserves to be read in one, thrilling sitting, with the pace and the tension slowly ramping up throughout, until the breakneck speed of the ending finishes it all off so wonderfully well" * Forbidden Planet * "The Boss is the sort of 'kids outsmarting the adults' adventure story that children love to read and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it as well" * Down The Tubes * "With a delightfully rousing finale and a feel-good-factor ramped up to overload levels, The Boss is a welcome addition to the books collected from the pages of the DFC" * Broken Frontier * "Grippingly paced and intricately drawn" -- Tom Gatti * The Times * "The British comic is something quite unique and it's lovely to see it being reinterpreted for a modern reader . . . Lots of fun and highly recommended as an introduction to comic books outside of the more well known publishers" * didyoueverstoptothink.wordpress.com *
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP72800411
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DFC Library: The Boss
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Penguin Random House Children's UK, United Kingdom, 2011
ISBN 10: 0857560263
ISBN 13: 9780857560261
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Meet the crime-fighters from Class Five. When Nas and Bella overhear a crook planning a daring robbery at the castle, they know just who to tell. The Boss is the smartest kid in school. Never outsmarted or outwitted, he's marshalled his class into a crime-fighting unit that could run rings round Interpol. And with the class heading for a field trip to the castle that very day, it's the perfect chance to find out what the thieves are up to - and just maybe catch them red-handed. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004641695
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