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The Ministry of Suits by Paul Gamble (view source)
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The Ministry of Suits is a wonderful place, and the extracts from their handbook will have young readers giggling helplessly and then insisting on reading great chunks of it out to their unwilling parents. Somehow Paul Gamble makes footnotes (lots and lots and lots of footnotes . . .) fun, and the whole story romps along at a cracking pace. It's lively, with just the right balance of danger and comedy, and it's chock-a-block with explanations so bizarre you just long for them to be true. Don't miss it.
While you're waiting for volume two, you'll probably want to read more stories about young people battling the weird, the nasty and the dangerous. One of the best, by the ever-excellent Jonathan Stroud, features Lucy, George and Lockwood - start with [[Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud|Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase]], follow it up with [[Lockwood and Co: The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud|The Whispering Skull]] and finally [[Lockwood and Co: The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud|The Hollow Boy]]. Not as lighthearted as this book, but absolutely gripping! {{toptentext|list=Top Ten Books for Confident Readers 2016}}
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