Books For Boys: 16: Rory's Piratical Leg
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When Rollo rescues a girl called Rory from life with her wicked uncle and aunts, little does he realise what he's taking on.
Before long he's teaching her to row, making her a wooden pirate's leg and cruising the river in search of hidden treasures.
But with pirate Black Jack and his crew on their tail, Rollo and Rory must keep their wits about them to survive ...
Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect all sixteen!
Ian Whybrow
Ian Whybrow’s many popular successes range from picture books to novels for older children. Best known for his original humour, he always writes with adult readers as well as young ones in mind. He has a brilliant ear for voices, and takes pride in the fact that his work reads aloud very well. ‘I loved being read to as a child,’ he says. ‘And I loved the sense that my parents were enjoying it too. For me, that’s the acid test for any book – that there’s something in it for everyone to enjoy.
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