The Accidental Stowaway: 'A rollicking, salty, breath of fresh air. Hilary McKay
By (Author) Judith Eagle
Illustrated by Kim Geyer
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
18th October 2022
4th August 2022
Main
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
823.92
Paperback
288
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 17mm
240g
When Patch runs up the gangway of steamship, The Pride and Glory, she isn't planning to hang around. But if she leaves her hiding place the constable who is chasing her will ruin her reputation: sitting tight is worth the risk. Too late, she realises the ship is setting sail! Patch has become an accidental stowaway.
Luckily, Patch's unconventional past has made her pretty fearless when it comes to fending for herself, and besides there are friends in high and low places to be made onboard.
But hiding away becomes less and less easy: her new friends urgently need her help and a there's a mystery that needs solving, all before they reach New York . . .
Judith Eagle's career thus far has included stints as a stylist, fashion editor and features writer. She currently works in two secondary schools as a librarian and library assistant and is the author of The Secret Starling and The Pear Affair.