Although written for children, this very funny and touching historical novel is a great read which many adults would enjoy too.
If you feel sad to put this book down at the end, the new story about the same characters, [[Pull Out All The Stops! by Geraldinbe Geraldine McCaughrean|Pull Out All the Stops!]] is reviewed here. Other possibilities are [[The Death Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean|The Death Defying Pepper Roux]] by the same author, and [[Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland|Gatty's Tale]] (set nearly 800 years earlier in 1203) by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
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