Author(s): Leonie Thorpe

NZ Chapter Books

Reading age 8-10 years. A delightful, funny and refreshing new chapter book for younger readers, with the side-splitting adventures of Archie Roach. Archie is new in town, trying to find his feet (literally) and live down his gory reputation at his last school for the bloodiest bonepiercingest leg fracture in the history of the world. Trying to make new friends is a bit of a struggle, but he manages to do it, despite having the mingiest skinflint in the history of the world for a Mum, and a Dad who is convinced that Roachs are destined to be useless at everything. When Archie meets up with the town's mystery maggot smuggler his life changes for the better - and his whacky adventures will be a drawcard for young readers, boys in particular. Comparable to Joy Cowley's Wild West series, this exciting new writer brings us the first of many adventures with Archie.