{"product_id":"haarville-paperback","title":"Haarville - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to Haarville - if you've arrived, you've survived! This darkly comic, quirky middle-grade mystery adventure is perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eMalamander\u003c\/em\u003e and Lemony Snicket.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOff the grid and not on the maps, Haarville is shrouded in fog and steeped in pungent pongs. Everything here smells fishy, especially the town's suspicious new arrivals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Manx Fearty is an orphan (his family has a terrible habit of dying, terribly), and now he's about to lose their perpetual device shop to sinister newcomers claiming to be long-lost relatives. As he sets out to prove them wrong, Manx finds himself on the trail of a murky, mist-muddled mystery - and it's one he needs to solve fast, otherwise Haarville is doomed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the help of his fiercely protective drag-queen guardian Father G (aka the fabulous Gloria in Excelsis), loyal best friend Fantoosh, and oystercatcher-with-attitude Olu, Manx wades through secrets, schemes and some stomach-churning seafood. Can he save both his family's legacy and his town?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Davies is an award-winning author of humorous children's books from the UK. He is the author of Help! I Smell a Monster and Whoa! I Spy a Werewolf. Justin lives with his husband and Sally, the greyhound rescue, in Fife, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732139184191,"sku":"9781782508441","price":11.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/94dcea240c3b41fa863e2b8ab3568f1d.webp?v=1765131407","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/haarville-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}