The Adventures of the New Cut Gang
Paperback Published on: 07/05/2015
Price: £7.99
Synopsis
Benny, Thunderbolt, Bridie, Sharky and the Peretti twins are a mixed bunch of vagabonds and urchins who come together to form the New Cut Gang in two comic tales of stolen silver and skulduggery.
Fake coins are turning up all over Lambeth and the finger of suspicion is pointing at Thunderbolt's dad - could he really be the forger? The crime-busting New Cut Gang come to the rescue!
And when just two clues - a blob of wax and a Swedish match - are discovered at the scene of a break-in, the children find themselves on the trail of an extremely cunning criminal.
Set in late Victorian London, these gripping thrillers have now been put together in a single volume - with new illustrations throughout from Horrible Histories illustrator, Martin Brown.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780552572149
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 22 mm
- Weight: 244g
- Languages: English
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Recommended for children and adults aged 9 up
‘The Adventures of the New Cut Gang’ comprises of two entertaining stories about a gang of young amateur detectives who set out on fun adventures to solve ... READ MORE
Daughter loved it!
My daughter read this on her own so I can't speak in great detail of the book, but she read it in under a week which is pretty much unheard of and she is n... READ MORE
Bit boring
I gave this book to a young neigbour to review and this is what she thought..
Firstly, I found this book hard to get into but after the first chapter it be... READ MORE
Good but not great
I read a huge amount of children's books for my job as school librarian and this two book collection, I must confess, was a little bit of a disappointment.... READ MORE
Pretty good...
I enjoyed it but it wasn't really to my liking.
Having read Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife etc I suppose I expected much of the same.
So, if, like me, y... READ MORE
Fun adventure book for younger children
The Adventures of the New Cut Gang combines the two previous books released in the series (Thunderbolt's Waxwork and The Gas-fitter's Ball) into one novel.... READ MORE
Not so sure!
I didn't actually finish this as for me it didn't appeal, I was reminded of the Famous Five only in the 19th Century. I didn't think it actually had a stor... READ MORE
Funny and enjoyable for children
The new cut gang are a gang of young detectives setting out to solve crimes which the police have failed to do. The stories are set in the late 19th centur... READ MORE
Good solid fiction
The New Cut Gang is a group of urchins ranging from 6-year-old Sharkey Bob to 13-year-old Bridie Malone. They inhabit the streets around Lambeth Walk and t... READ MORE
Super sleuths in Victorian London
This volume comprises two fast-moving action adventures of the New Cut Gang - a motley collection of street arabs determined to solve two major crimes faci... READ MORE
Intelligent and Funny Children's Stories
Set in Lambeth in 1894, this book contains 2 stories about the adventures of the New Cut Gang. They are a ragtaggle gang of children who are amateur detect... READ MORE
The Adventures of the New Cut Gang
Philip Pullman's tale of a gang of 'detectives' is both charming and funny. Despite it being a book probably intended for younger audiences I still highly ... READ MORE
a bit disappointing
I loved His Dark Materials trilogy and was very excited about Pullman’s new children’s book. However, it wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. The Adventure... READ MORE
Totally engaging for the young and young at heart
Very few children reading this book could fail to want to be part of the New Cut Gang. At the same time I expect teachers would find Benny, The Twins and B... READ MORE
Entertaining read for younger readers
I was asked to review this book by Waterstones. Having read previous Philip Pullman novels (his Dark Materials books) I was keen to see what could be done ... READ MORE
old fashioned adventure returns
This is a South London version of Enid Blyton's child detectives, complete with gingerbeer! Although it starts awkwardly, keep reading and you'll soon be d... READ MORE
Very Entertaining
The Adventures of the New Cut Gang contains two stories following the ingenious attempts of a gang of children to solve crimes in Victorian London.
Both st... READ MORE
Fun Adventures with the Gang
The Adventures of the New Cut Gang introduces us to a cast of unforgettable characters, whose trials and tribulations provide the reader with mystery, adve... READ MORE
Entertaining and funny!
‘The Adventures of the New Cut Gang’ comprises of two entertaining stories about a gang of young amateur detectives who go on fun adventures to solve crime... READ MORE
Fun with an insight in another era
In the London of mid 1870's a group of kids form a 'gang', getting in the normal problems for kids of about 11yrs old. But then some things happen and thei... READ MORE
Hard to put down
The book follows the hilarious exploits of the New Cut Gang as they go about solving two serious crimes that have been perpetrated in their neighbourhood. ... READ MORE
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