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Megan and the Pantomime Thief

Megan and the Pantomime Thief

by Frances Thomas (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

    $6.18
Synopsis

A sequel to the 2008 title, Megan the Detective. Megan's reputation as a detective is on the line, and her list of unsolved cases is growing - a missing pantomime script to locate, foul play at the Llanafan Dog Show and the appearance of mysterious wooden carvings in the village to name just a few.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Publisher: Pont Books
Published: 16 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 1848510543
ISBN 13: 9781848510548
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
Megan is a chatty, modern youngster who tells her own story with verve and panache. In this second novel about Megan and her friends in the village of Nantglas in Radnorshire, we learn lots about the village eccentrics such as Meic ap Sion, determined to change the local pantomime into a Welsh Noson Lawen, the vicar Rosemary who has taken over the panto, (much to the disgust of local writer Nancy, who has always written it before) and the very English Mrs Willoughby, who lives with her gothic grandson Kris in the big house over the road. All of these characters and many more come alive in Megans enthusiastic telling, and amongst all the village activity, mysteries beckon. Megan is a detective and enjoys solving the little conundrums that come up from time to time. As she is good at lateral thinking and also has the help of her father, who is a professional writer of crime novels, she usually gets there in the end. What has happened to the CD of the pantomime, the only copy of which has disappeared? And why do odd carved statues keep appearing around the village? Megan likes to cook, so we are also given recipes for such delights as Brandy Snaps, Eggs in a Nest, Hot and Sour Soup, and some really scrummy sounding Mini Fruit Cakes, which I intend to try. Along the way, we learn about Megans school friends and her sometime difficulties with them. Will Zoe ever settle into village life and become likeable? And will Abigail overcome her mums proclivity for buying all their clothes at Oxfam? Is Megan quite as nonchalant about Oliver as she claims? A real adventure at the end of the story adds to the excitement, and there is every hope that we will hear more from Megan and her friends. This is an enormously appealing story for pre-teens and young teenagers and has just the right voice for this age-group. A likeable heroine with very recognisable feelings and problems. Elizabeth Schlenther It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgment should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council. Gellir defnyddior adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatd Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. -- Welsh Books Council
Author Bio
Frances Thomas was born in Aberdare but brought up in South London, and has written several books for both children and adults. She is a 3 time winner of the WBC Tir na N'Og Award and was named a runner up for the Whitbread First Novel Award in 1986. She has recently retired and divides her time between her homes near Llandrindod and London.