The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts : Being an Absolutely Accurate Autobiographical Account of My Follies, Fortune, and Fate
by
Avi Avi
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1616208562
ISBN-13
9781616208561
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Imprint
Algonquin Young Readers
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 17th, 2018
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
274 grams
Dimensions
14.00 x 20.90 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage)
Ksh 2,350.00
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High adventure from master storyteller, Avi. When Oliver wakes to find his father missing and his home flooded, he must fend for himself among cruel orphan masters, corrupt magistrates, and conniving thieves.
High adventure from a master storyteller about one boy’s attempt to fend for himself among cruel orphan masters, corrupt magistrates, and conniving thieves.
In the seaside town of Melcombe Regis, England, 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts wakes to find his father missing and his house flooded by a recent storm. He’s alone in his ruined home with no money and no food. Oliver’s father has left behind a barely legible waterlogged note: he’s gone to London, where Oliver’s sister, Charity, is in trouble. Exploring damage to the town in the storm’s aftermath, Oliver discovers a shipwreck on the beach. Removing anything from a wrecked ship is a hanging offense, but Oliver finds money that could save him, and he can’t resist the temptation to take it. When his crime is discovered, Oliver flees, following the trail of his father and sister. The journey is full of thieves, adventurers, and treachery--and London might be the most dangerous place of all.
In the tradition of his Newbery Honor book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi mixes high adventure and short, page-turning chapters with a vivid historical setting featuring a cast of highwaymen, pickpockets, and villainous criminal masterminds.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017
In the seaside town of Melcombe Regis, England, 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts wakes to find his father missing and his house flooded by a recent storm. He’s alone in his ruined home with no money and no food. Oliver’s father has left behind a barely legible waterlogged note: he’s gone to London, where Oliver’s sister, Charity, is in trouble. Exploring damage to the town in the storm’s aftermath, Oliver discovers a shipwreck on the beach. Removing anything from a wrecked ship is a hanging offense, but Oliver finds money that could save him, and he can’t resist the temptation to take it. When his crime is discovered, Oliver flees, following the trail of his father and sister. The journey is full of thieves, adventurers, and treachery--and London might be the most dangerous place of all.
In the tradition of his Newbery Honor book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi mixes high adventure and short, page-turning chapters with a vivid historical setting featuring a cast of highwaymen, pickpockets, and villainous criminal masterminds.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017
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