Potkin and Stubbs
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By Sophie Green, and and, Karl Mountford
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9 reviews
A brilliant new series bursts onto the scene filled with ghostly goings-on and an unusual investigative duo. With illustrations from Karl Mountford.
Lil Potkin lives in bleak Peligan City. Her mum works in City Hall and is rarely at home, so aspiring journalist Lil has all the time she needs to explore the city in her bright yellow raincoat, investigating unsolved stories.
One rainy evening Lil meets a sad-looking boy sitting by himself in the bus station and buys him a hot chocolate. That night Lil wakes to find him in her bedroom. He doesn’t want to admit to being a ghost, but when he finally remembers his name (Nedly … possibly) he explains that he needs Lil’s help to find out what happened to him after he disappeared from his orphanage a year ago.
So Lil and Nedly – aka Potkin and Stubbs – team up to solve their mystery, and they call in the reluctant help of once-famous detective Abe Mandrel. He agrees to help them with the Stubbs case if they help him find the criminal who escaped justice and cost him his career.
Except – Mandrel thinks it’s only Lil he’s working with. And Lil realises she is the only person in the whole of Peligan City who can see Nedly. Which can come in handy when trying to solve crime…
Funny, atmospheric, spooky – the perfect detective story for young readers
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I thought this book was amazing. I give it 5 stars. My favorite character is the girl detective . I would recommend it to anyone between 8 and 16. This book is also good at putting cliffhangers everywhere, so it is hard to put the book down.
It was really good because it was about ghosts and mystery’s.
My favourite person was lil because she was a really good detective.
Really funny! I would recccomend this book for people who like slightly spooky, fun and amusing books.Potkin and Stubbs are hilarious!
I really liked this book because it is all about a mystery and I love them. I would say it is a 9+ book.
I liked how Lil Potkin was friends with a ghost. My favourite part was when an orange passed straight through Nedly’s stomach.
I really enjoyed it and I would recommend it. The mystery is very good with a scary ending that creeps you out.
My school book pen pal recommended this to me, and I loved it! Murder Mysteries and detective stories are one of my favourites. Very atmospheric and spooky.
I quite liked this book as it was all about mystery and mystery is one of my favourite genres.
My favourite characters where Lil, as she was brave and never gave up on the case they were trying to solve and also Nedly, who was a ghost and was helping Lil all the time, trying to solve the case.
absoloutly loved it! the detail and fun and mystry is unforgettable
