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Corby Flood by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

Corby Flood

The Far-Flung Adventures

by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
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  • Aug 22, 2006, 256 pages
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The second magical, funny, and fabulously illustrated story in the Far Flung Adventures from the authors of the Edge Chronicles. Ages 8-12
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From the book jacket: Corby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship, the S.S. Euphonia. Her boisterous brothers might not have noticed that anything is wrong, but Corby is highly observant and has a lot of time for note-taking and eavesdropping. Onboard, among the odd passengers and eccentric crew, there is a strange group of men in bowler-hats who call themselves The Brotherhood of Clowns. There's also a melancholy wailing sound coming from the hold. It's strictly out of bounds but Corby can't help investigating. What could be inside the crate she discovers down in the hold? As the ship arrives at its destination, Corby must enlist the help of some very well mustachioed locals to uncover the contents of the crate and the dark secrets of the menacing Clowns...

Comment: (by Natasha, aged 10).  Corby Flood is a little girl about my age who's on a boat with her family when she notices there's a sad singing noise coming from the hold and she goes to investigate.  It's a fantastic novel with wonderful characters and great adventures.  I really liked the clown characters, who are all named after typefaces, like Mr Times New Roman - who is a really evil man and the leader of the evil clowns.  This is the second in the series but you don't have to have read the first one, I haven't and I still enjoyed it!  I'm looking forward to the next book in the series, which hopefully will come out soon. 
I recommend this book for kids 7 to 12.

Paul Stewart, the author of Corby Flood, was born in 1955 in London. For several years he taught English as a foreign language in Sri Lanka. Returning to England, he became a primary school teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His first book was published in 1988.

Chris Riddell, the illustrator, is familiar to both children and adults for his distinctive line drawings with their clever caricature, fascinating detail and often enchanting fantasy elements. In addition to his children's book work, Chris is a renowned political cartoonist whose work appears regularly in England's The Observer, The Literary Review and The New Statesman.

Both Chris and Paul live in Brighton, on the south coast of England, with their families.

This review first ran in the September 6, 2006 issue of BookBrowse Recommends.

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