The Alarming Career of Sir Richard Blackstone
The Alarming Career of Sir Richard Blackstone
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The Alarming Career of Sir Richard Blackstone

Written by Lisa Doan & illustrated by Chris Piascik
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Twelve-year-old Henry Hewitt has been living by his wits on the streets of London, dodging his parents, who are determined to sell him as an apprentice. Searching for a way out of the city, Henry lands a position in Hampshire as an assistant to Sir Richard Blackstone, an aristocratic scientist who performs unorthodox experiments in his country manor. The manor house is comfortable, and the cook is delighted to feed Henry as much as he can eat. Sir Richard is also kind, and Henry knows he has finally found a place where he belongs. But everything changes when one of Sir Richard’s experiments accidentally transforms a normal-sized tarantula into a colossal beast that escapes and roams the neighborhood. After a man goes missing and Sir Richard is accused of witchcraft, it is left to young Henry to find an antidote for the oversized arachnid. Things are not as they seem, and in saving Sir Richard from the gallows, Henry also unravels a mystery about his own identity.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781510711228
    Publication Date
    February 7, 2017
    Publisher
    Sky Pony Press
    Page Count
    192
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years

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