When Things Went Wild

By Tom Mitchell

City kids uncover a mystery threatening eagles in the Scottish Highlands. Can they catch the culprit?

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320 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Kit and his brother Jack move to the Scottish Highlands, facing a new school and terrible Wi-Fi. Their lives take a wild turn when they discover a tracker from a golden eagle, leading to a mystery of illegal bird killings. Joined by schoolmates Tamora and Bea, they must uncover who is threatening the eagles. Suspects include a landowner, a farmer, and a gamekeeper. Can these city kids adapt to country life and solve the mystery before it's too late? Adventure, danger, and environmental intrigue await in this thrilling tale.

From the publisher

‘Mitchell is well aware of what will make kids laugh. An observant and captivatingly funny story’ Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week A hilarious adventure for readers aged 9+ from the author of Escape from Camp Boring. When Things Went Wild is also a timely call to protect our environment. When Kit’s family move to a crumbling house in the Scottish Highlands, he’s got a lot to deal with - terrible Wi-Fi, a new school in the middle of nowhere, and, as always, his annoying little brother, Jack. But it’s not until the brothers find a strange object on the moors that Kit’s problems really begin.A policewoman comes knocking, and the boys learn that they have found a tracker that has been removed from the leg of a golden eagle. The illegal killing of these majestic birds is all too common, and now a pair of nesting eagles are under threat. Kit and Jack start to investigate, soon joined by Tamora - the most popular girl in school - and her younger sister, Bea.Who is trying to harm the eagles, and why? Chief suspects are landowner Lord Cavendish, local farmer McNab and sinister game keeper Mosby . . . Can the city kids cope with the country - and catch the culprit?

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