THE MYSTERY OF THE CLOCKWORK SPARROW

Book ID/图书代码： 06580115B79828

English Summary/英文概要： You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair’s department store!

Enter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and MYSTERIES around every corner. WONDER at the daring theft of the priceless CLOCKWORK SPARROW! TREMBLE as the most DASTARDLY criminals in London enact their wicked plans! GASP as our bold heroines, Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose, CRACK CODES, DEVOUR ICED BUNS and vow to bring the villians to justice…

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The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow is the first book in a sumptuous mystery-adventure series for 9+ readers, full of vivid Edwardian period detail.

Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell, Enid Blyton, Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike and Nancy Drew. The next title in the series, The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, publishes in March 2016.

Cover and interior illustrations by Júlia Sardà

‘A wonderful book, with a glorious heroine and a true spirit of adventure’ - Katherine Rundell, award-winning author of Rooftoppers

Katie, age 10 for lovereading4kids.co.uk - ’A brilliant historical detective novel – I read it in one sitting and couldn’t put it down! The characters were really believable and the story was so exciting. My new favourite!’

Celeste, age 13 for lovereading4kids.co.uk - ’An incredible read full of mystery, wonder and adventure...This is now one of my top ten.’

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 想象一下你受邀参加辛克莱百货商店隆重的开业典礼！

这个地方到处都是糖果、帽子、香水，还有......秘密。就在这个地方，竟然有大胆的盗贼偷走了价值连城的发条麻雀，伦敦最卑鄙的罪犯正在制定邪恶的计划，勇敢的女主角苏菲亚•泰勒和莉莲•罗斯破解重重迷雾，誓要将罪犯绳之以法...

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《发条麻雀的秘密》是作者凯瑟琳•吴德夫为9岁以上儿童撰写的“秘密冒险”系列的第一部作品，书中充满了爱德华时代的各种细节元素。

克里斯•瑞德，伊尼德•布莱顿和罗宾•史蒂文斯的书迷也会非常喜欢凯瑟琳•吴德夫的作品。“秘密冒险”系列的第二部作品《宝石蛾子的秘密》将于2016年3月出版。封面和内页插画由朱丽叶•桑德绘制。

“这是一部非常棒的作品，女主角有着真正的冒险精神，令人印象深刻。”——凯瑟琳•朗德尔，得奖作品《攀登者》作者

“《发条麻雀的秘密》是一部非常棒的历史侦探小说，我一开始读就爱不释手了。书中的人物非常真实，故事也很扣人心弦，我非常喜欢！”——卡迪，10岁，来自lovereading4kids.co.uk

“这本书充满了秘密、惊喜和冒险，可以排进我最喜欢的十本书之一。”——塞莱斯特，13岁，来自lovereading4kids.co.uk （XAT）

Awards/获奖情况：<Nominated for the 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal

Longlisted for the 2016 Brandford Boase award<

About the Author/作者介绍： 凯瑟琳•吴德夫于1983年出生于兰开夏郡，曾在布里斯托大学攻读英语专业。凯瑟琳现居于伦敦，自2009年起在文学慈善机构图书信托基金会工作，担任童书专家，并且是童书奖项的项目经理，与领先的童书作家马洛里•布莱克曼、朱莉娅•唐纳森和安东尼•布朗一同工作。

Katherine Woodfine was born in Lancashire in 1983, and studied English at Bristol University. She lives in London and since 2009 has worked for the literature charity Booktrust, where she is a children’s book specialist and project manager of the Children’s Laureate, working with leading children’s authors such as Malorie Blackman, Julia Donaldson and Anthony Browne.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Eng (UK) - Egmont (Jun 2015)
Eng (US) - Kane Miller
German - Ravensburger

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