{"product_id":"9781910002704-beetle-boy","title":"Beetle Boy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarkus can't believe it when a huge insect drops out of the trouserleg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle - andit seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends witha beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearanceof his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her tastefor creepy jewellery?\u003cbr\u003eThe first book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES      series – perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!      Winner of the Branford Boase Award Shortlisted      for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Children's Book      Award Chosen for the Tom Fletcher Book Club      'Truly great storytelling.' MICHAEL MORPURGO      'Funny, exciting and genuinely eccentric' PHILIP      REEVE      'Roald Dahl meets 101 Dalmatians in a rollicking      ride, full of adventure with vivid characters' EXPRESS      'By the end, you'll think beetles are the coolest creatures      on the planet'  TOM FLETCHER      Darkus can't believe his eyes when a huge insect drops out of      the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle      – and it seems to want to communicate.      But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle      have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival      of Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery?            The first book in MG Leonard's acclaimed trilogy, followed      by Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles!      Featuring exotic beetles, a daring quest, a mixture of      bold male and female characters and a truly venomous villain      Includes brilliant illustrations by Julia Sardà      From the author of Hunt for the Golden Scarab,      Twitch and the Adventure on Trains series, co-written      with Sam Sedgman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30341631344737,"sku":"9781910002704","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33061590.jpg?v=1738873542","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781910002704-beetle-boy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}