SuitabookBelonging and companionship
Fizzlebert lives among circus performers but is described as the only child there and is bored.
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A. F. Harrold - Author
Expect an offbeat adventure centred on a circus boy whose attempt to find interest beyond his unusual home brings an unsettling complication. Its distinctive setting and comic premise may appeal, while the kidnapping introduces genuine suspense.
"'There are many boys in the world, all slightly different from one another, and most of them are referred to by names. These are often John or Jack or Desmond, but sometimes they are James or Philip or Simon. Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang around with acrobats, play the fool with clowns, and put his head in a lion's mouth every night, he's the only kid there - and he's bored. But then Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting, when a simple library card application leads to him being kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners!
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect an offbeat adventure centred on a circus boy whose attempt to find interest beyond his unusual home brings an unsettling complication. Its distinctive setting and comic premise may appeal, while the kidnapping introduces genuine suspense.
Fizzlebert lives among circus performers but is described as the only child there and is bored.
Fizzlebert joins a library, and the application becomes the starting point for a more exciting sequence of events.
The story includes a lion-mouth performance and a kidnapping by two pensioners.
Some children may want support around the kidnapping premise and the danger implied by circus performances, including putting a head in a lion’s mouth.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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