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Everybody in Jack's family seems to be brilliant - apart from Jack and his downtrodden dog Zero. Even his little sister can beat him at swimming. But Jack's uncle Parker has come up with a plan to make him and Zero shine: they'll pretend that Jack can tell the future! If only they could foresee what chaos the plan will cause . . . * Helen Cresswell is the much-loved writer of over 40 children's books. She's the author of classics such as Lizzie Dripping as well as having adapted TheDemon Headmaster for television. She has been runner-up for the Carnegie Medal four times.
I absolutely loved the whole Bagthorpe Saga as a 10 year old and still quote Daisy to this day. My 10 year old isn't quite as enamoured. Oh well, sometimes the apple falls a very, very long way away from the tree! 🍎 🌳
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