- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Faber and Faber (25 Dec 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0571240739
- ISBN-13: 978-0571240739
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 443,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A new adventure in the ‘Tales of Trouble’ series – join Oli and Skipjack in their mad world of hilarious trouble and escapades . . .
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BURGLAR TROUBLE! Oli and Skipjack have a plan: to punish mean old Mr Grimble by kidnapping all his garden gnomes. The World’s Best Jewel Thief also has a plan: to become very rich by stealing the Black Star diamond from the town museum. When these two plans collide, it’s trouble! Gnomes are Forever is full of twisty plots, wacky characters and calamitous comedy.
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Format:Paperback
I am reading it at school and it is very very funny when oli and scipjack go on a gnomes freedom army and steel mr Bullyburger's gnome and the cat burgaler steels some dimons and gold monopaly picesat the same time.
Format:Paperback
I am way too old to be the right demographic for this book - but it didn't matter in the slightest. It is entertaining, clever and very, very funny. I laughed out loud at least eight times - which is good going considering how short the book is.
The narrative is surprisingly complex for the target age group - it will take a better reader than I to keep all those gnomes straight. But for confident readers this has warmth, charm and a farting keyring that are sure to please. Perfect.
The narrative is surprisingly complex for the target age group - it will take a better reader than I to keep all those gnomes straight. But for confident readers this has warmth, charm and a farting keyring that are sure to please. Perfect.
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19 Aug 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
This just the kind of great book for all readers! It has such funny and daring pages which which will make anyone`s eyes glued on the book until they have read the last letter. So if you have read the sample of the book and it seems good I tel you, it`ll be a good choice to buy it! It is best for children between 6 and 11
Oli and Skipjack's Tales of Trouble
28 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback
Oli and Skipjack's Tales of Trouble
By Ceci Jenkinson
Book Review:
The author appears to have an inbuilt mechanism for presenting the amusing and sometimes, hilarious aspects of her characters. It follows that this book is fun to read and it hurries through a range of adventures mingling with a wacky range of characters.
Trainee Secret Agent Oli Biggles is on a mission - to track down an International Criminal Mastermind. Oli's friend Skipjack is also on a mission - to escape being bashed by his old enemy Slugger Stubbins.
Dodgy dentist Professor Vladimir Vakloff is on a mission, too - but it's a secret. When all these missions meet at the Summer Fancy Dress Fair - it's trouble! Skipjack comes to the attention of Slugger when they are in a cricket game and Skiljack decides to sleep in the long grass rather than field the ball. When Skipjack fails to field a mighty thwack and the ball goes to the boundary and the opposition wins the game Slugger is most unimpressed and takes off after Skipjack to kill him.
The novel proceeds in this manner with many hairy scrapes and near misses. Fortunately Skipjack manages to escape only to get himself into some more close calls. Just the thing for a "tales of trouble", as the book is subtitled.
One aspect of the book's content will be the inclusion of quite a number of useful hints and good tips for making up their own reference book for new spies. It makes reference to the "Good Spies Handbook" and wouldn't one of those be useful for every boy?
"Oli and Skipjack's Tales of Trouble" is a good book written very well and I have given the book 4 stars. Children will enjoy it and it will have special appeal to those interested in spies, keeping ahead of Slugger Stubbins and those who like to get their teeth into a good "kids novel" and who want to practice being a good spy.
Reviewed by Tom Hampstead author of the soon to be published "The Kingdom of the Two Great Houses"
By Ceci Jenkinson
Book Review:
The author appears to have an inbuilt mechanism for presenting the amusing and sometimes, hilarious aspects of her characters. It follows that this book is fun to read and it hurries through a range of adventures mingling with a wacky range of characters.
Trainee Secret Agent Oli Biggles is on a mission - to track down an International Criminal Mastermind. Oli's friend Skipjack is also on a mission - to escape being bashed by his old enemy Slugger Stubbins.
Dodgy dentist Professor Vladimir Vakloff is on a mission, too - but it's a secret. When all these missions meet at the Summer Fancy Dress Fair - it's trouble! Skipjack comes to the attention of Slugger when they are in a cricket game and Skiljack decides to sleep in the long grass rather than field the ball. When Skipjack fails to field a mighty thwack and the ball goes to the boundary and the opposition wins the game Slugger is most unimpressed and takes off after Skipjack to kill him.
The novel proceeds in this manner with many hairy scrapes and near misses. Fortunately Skipjack manages to escape only to get himself into some more close calls. Just the thing for a "tales of trouble", as the book is subtitled.
One aspect of the book's content will be the inclusion of quite a number of useful hints and good tips for making up their own reference book for new spies. It makes reference to the "Good Spies Handbook" and wouldn't one of those be useful for every boy?
"Oli and Skipjack's Tales of Trouble" is a good book written very well and I have given the book 4 stars. Children will enjoy it and it will have special appeal to those interested in spies, keeping ahead of Slugger Stubbins and those who like to get their teeth into a good "kids novel" and who want to practice being a good spy.
Reviewed by Tom Hampstead author of the soon to be published "The Kingdom of the Two Great Houses"
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