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Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink

Name: Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781910080566
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By Jennifer Killick

Series: Alex Sparrow

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Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink follows super-agent-in-training Alex Sparrow, who has the unique ability of a human lie-detector. Alongside Jess, who can talk to animals, they discover their friends and foes are becoming oddly well-behaved. Facing a mysterious force erasing children's quirks, including farts and jokes, they must use their differences to save the day, aided by a clever goldfish named Bob.
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Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink follows Alex Sparrow, a super-agent in training. He is also a human lie-detector. Working alongside Jess, who has the unique ability to communicate with animals, they embark on a mission to uncover why their peers are mysteriously transforming into polite and well-behaved pupils.

This humorous tale is full of farts, jokes, and superhero references. It even features a rather clever goldfish named Bob. As flaws and peculiarities of children are systematically erased, Alex and Jess must rely on their differences to save the day.

Series: Alex Sparrow

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Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink

Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink follows Alex Sparrow, a super-agent in training. He is also a human lie-detector. Working alongside Jess, who has the unique ability to communicate with animals, they embark on a mission to uncover why their peers are mysteriously transforming into polite and well-behaved pupils. This humorous tale is full of farts, jokes, and superhero...

By Jennifer Killick

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ISBN: 9781910080566

Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 May 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Firefly Press Ltd

Illustration: chapter title

Audience: Children

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Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 250

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About the Author

Jennifer Killick always wanted to be a writer, but really started when she applied for a Creative Writing MA at Brunel University, which is where she got the idea for her first book Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink. Since then she has gone on to write many books, including two more in the Alex Sparrow series; Mo Lottie and the Junkers; Bookbuzz bestseller Crater Lake and sequel Crater lake Evolution, and the Dreadwood series. Jennifer lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children and animals.

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