Fizzlebert Stump (17 page)

HAVE YOU READ FIZZLEBERT'S FIRST ADVENTURE?

Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. He hangs around with acrobats, plays the fool with clowns, and puts his head in a lion's mouth every night. But it can be a bit lonely being the only kid in the circus. So one day, Fizz decides to join a library – and that's when it all goes terribly wrong …

HAVE YOU READ FIZZLEBERT'S SECOND ADVENTURE?

The bearded Barboozul family are the new stars of Fizzlebert Stump's circus. Their act is full of magic, mystery, fun and fear. But then things start to go wrong. The lion loses his dentures. The clowns lose their noses. The Ringmaster loses his temper. And the circus is about to lose its licence. Is the bearded boy to blame?

HAVE YOU READ FIZZLEBERT'S THIRD ADVENTURE?

When Fish the sea lion goes missing, Fizzlebert tracks down the runaway beast to the Aquarium, with its piratical owner Admiral Spratt-Haddock. But the Aquarium has problems of its own. Fish (not Fish the sea lion,
fish
. Keep up) are going missing, and the Admiral blames the circus. Can Fizzlebert solve the mystery?

HAVE YOU READ FIZZLEBERT'S FOURTH ADVENTURE?

It's the great Circus of Circuses competition, and Fizzlebert Stump has no act. He's no longer the Boy Who Puts His Head In The Lion's Mouth – the lion retired. Can Fizz find a new act in time? Can the Bearded Boy find his long-lost parents? And can their new friend Alice, secret Strongwoman, find her rightful place in the circus?

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First published in Great Britain in February 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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Text copyright © A.F. Harrold 2016

Illustrations copyright © Sarah Horne 2016

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  ISBN 978 1 4088 5339 9

eISBN 978 1 4088 5340 5

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