{"product_id":"9781913696405","title":"My Friend the Octopus","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Galvin, Lindsay \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery fiction (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 June 2022 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 199 x 31 | 258g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurderer's Ape!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecolour and – as a gripping mystery begins to unfold –\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscovers what true courage really means ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second middle-grade historical adventure by critically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin's Dragons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween a young girl and an octopus at its heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong STEM and natural history themes with an underwater\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etwist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistorical mystery and non-fiction elements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI love.' EMMA CARROLL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[A] beautifully fictionalised story' THE TELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galvin, Lindsay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50932391641425,"sku":"9781913696405","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9781913696405.jpg?v=1744288230","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9781913696405","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}