The Boy in the Post

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The Shalloo siblings accept a summer job from eccentric Grandy, who has collected a menagerie of furry and feathered posties known as animails. But when homing pelican, Geronimo, fails to return from a delivery, the three children post themselves to New York City to find him in this daring first-class adventure …

ISBN: 9781912626045 Author: Rivers, Holly Publisher: Chicken House Publication Date: 3rd March 2022 Imprint: Chicken House Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 351 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Ages 5-12 / Code: B Category: Subjects: , , , , , ,

 

A charming action-packed adventure across the Atlantic from acclaimed author Holly Rivers!

Siblings Orinthia and Séafra Shalloo accept a summer job from eccentric Grandy, who has collected a menagerie of furry and feathered posties known as animails.

The children are especially fond of Geronimo, a homing pelican. But when the big bird fails to return from a delivery, Taber – the youngest sibling – is devastated; so much so, he mails himself to New York, where Geronimo was sent.

Orinthia and S̩afra follow suit, stealing a precious stamp and hopping in a freight crate Рand soon all are embarked on an extraordinarily daring first-class adventure ?

  • A warm, adventurous and action-packed story from acclaimed author Holly Rivers, author of Demelza & the Spectre Detectors
  • A brillantly-imagined fantasy world with a vintage feel and a trio of characters you’ll long to be friends with
  • As a child, Holly was a lead actress in ITV’s original Worst Witch series!
  • Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman’s Adventures on Trains series

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