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Overview

When your school's motto is "Life is dangerous," you know that anything can happen--and everything does This raucous tale of education gone awry is rife with "disgracefully dangerous high-octane fun," according to the The Guardian, which awarded Ribblestrop the Children's Fiction Prize. There's no school that's quite like Ribblestrop, complete with roofless dormitories, distracted teachers, and a perilous underground labyrinth. And then there are the students You'll meet Sanchez, a Colombian gangster's son hiding from kidnappers; Millie, an excluded arsonist and self-confessed wild child; Caspar, the landlady's spoiled grandson; the helpful but hapless Sam and his best friend Ruskin, plus a handful of orphans from overseas who are just happy to have beds--even if they are located in a roofless part of the building. With the "crazy-school appeal of Hogwarts and the grim humor of Lemony Snicket" (The Independent), Ribblestrop is sure to delight the most mischievous among us.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781442499041
  • ISBN-10: 1442499044
  • Publisher: Beach Lane Books
  • Publish Date: August 2014
  • Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Page Count: 384
  • Reading Level: Ages 8-12

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