Twitch
This book club is for children in Years 5 and 6 (ages 9-11)
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Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict?
Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallows nesting in his bedroom and a passion for birdwatching. On the first day of the summer holidays, he arrives at his secret hide to find police everywhere: a convicted robber has broken out of prison and is hiding in Aves Wood. Can Twitch use his talents for birdwatching to hunt for the dangerous prisoner and find the missing loot?
Print length: 304 pages
Text copyright © M G Leonard
Illustrations copyright © Paddy Donnelly and Laurissa Jones
Publisher: Walker Books
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Twitch - Reviews
A lively, twisty crime drama as well as a persuasive story about friendship and protecting nature.
The Times & The Sunday Times
Enthralling from beginning to end, it really touched my young bird-loving heart! Just wonderful!
Dara McAnulty, author of Diary of a Young Naturalist
A winged masterpiece.
Maz Evans
Glorious! Full of excitement and wonder!
Sophie Anderson
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