Atticus Claw Goes Ashore (Atticus Claw Series #4)

by Jennifer Gray, Mark Ecob (Illustrator)

Overview

Atticus is on beach tidying duty with the kittens when he finds a message in a bottle from Fishhook Frank. Fishhook is marooned on a desert island, but he promises Atticus treasure in exchange for his rescue!
The treasure in question is the Casket of Desires, which contains a sleeping mermaid who has the power to grant any wish. But it is hidden in the deepest darkest part of the ocean, protected by the most hideous, fearsome sea-creatures known to pirate lore.
Atticus sets out to rescue Fishhook Frank and find the Casket of Desires with his owners, the Cheddar family. But it's not all plain sailing. The pirate with the biggest beard-jumper in the nautical world - Captain Black Beard-Jumper - is also on the look out for the Casket and he'll curse anyone who gets in his way...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780571305322
Publisher:	Faber and Faber
Publication date:	03/04/2014
Series:	Atticus Claw Series , #4
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Lexile:	570L (what's this?)
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Gray is a barrister so she knows how to spot a cat burglar when she sees one, especially when he's a large tabby with a chewed ear and a handkerchief round his neck that says Atticus Claw. Jennifer's other work includes the Guinea Pigs Online series for younger readers. She lives in London and Scotland with her husband and four children, and of course Henry, a friendly but enigmatic cat.

Jennifer Gray lives in London and Scotland with her husband, four children and friendly but enigmatic cat. She writes the Atticus Claw series, the Chicken Mission series and the Guinea Pigs Online series, co-written with Amanda Swift. The first book in the Atticus series, Atticus Claw Breaks the Law, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and won the Red House Children's Book Award - Younger Readers Category.
http://jennifergraybooks.com/
@JenniferjGray

Editorial Reviews

"Plenty of humor, along with the intrepid kitty, keeps things sailing" — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2016-05-18
The second U.S. release of the British Atticus Claw series finds Atticus outwitting pirates at sea.This installment takes place after two earlier books not yet published in the U.S. but contains enough back story that readers will have little trouble following the series. Atticus has settled in happily with the Cheddar family and enjoys his new job as a community police cat. A message in a bottle (found by a kitten during a beach cleanup) hints at a long-lost magical mermaid who can grant any wish. This may prove useful when the terrible pirate Capt. Black Beard-Jumper (a mysterious term never explained to the U.S. audience) inflicts a terrible death curse on Inspector Cheddar. Only the mermaid can lift the curse, so they must race against the dreadful pirate captain, who has joined forces with the nasty trio of magpies from Atticus Claw Breaks the Law (2016), to find her in time. The Cheddar family and Atticus join their friend Mr. Tucker, a former pirate himself, on a voyage to find the mermaid. Of course, things go awry, and it looks as though Inspector Cheddar has had it, but readers will not be surprised that Atticus finds a way to win. Gray keeps the story mostly light, although a story about drowning kittens adds a dark note. The principal humans appear to be white. Plenty of humor, along with the intrepid kitty, keeps things sailing. (Fantasy. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews