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| Original Title: | The London Eye Mystery |
| ISBN: | 0385612664 (ISBN13: 9780385612661) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | London Eye Mystery #1 |
| Characters: | Ted Spark, Kat Spark, Salim (London Eye Mystery), Ben Spark, Faith Spark, Aunt Gloria (London Eye Mystery), Uncle Rashid (London Eye Mystery), Detective Inspector Pearce |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | Cybils Award for Middle Grade Fiction (2008), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2008), Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award (2010) |
Siobhan Dowd
Hardcover | Pages: 333 pages Rating: 3.84 | 11118 Users | 1385 Reviews
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| Title | : | The London Eye Mystery (London Eye Mystery #1) |
| Author | : | Siobhan Dowd |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 333 pages |
| Published | : | June 7th 2007 by David Fickling Books |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction |
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Monday, 24 May, 11.32 a.m. Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. He turns and waves and the pod rises from the ground.Monday, 24 May, 12.02 p.m. The pod lands and the doors open. People exit in all shapes and sizes – but where is Salim?
Ted and his older sister Kat become sleuthing partners since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, to find the key to the mystery.
In Spring 2009. the Unicorn Theatre adapted The London Eye Mystery for the stage. The story was adapted by Unicorn Artistic Associate Carl Miller, directed by Rosamunde Hutt and performed by the Unicorn ensemble and received a host of rave reviews.
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This title came to my attention through Robin Stevens. I love her series of Murder Most Unladylike and I received a notification that she had written a completely new book, sequel to this one. The London Eye Mystery was written by the late Siobhan Dowd, author of Bog Child and A Monster Calls (through Ness), and features a 12-year old boy with Asperger's trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of his cousin Alim at the London Eye. Children crime stories have bursted on the scene theseI first encountered the work of Siobhan Dowd when I was a judge for the Bisto Book of the year, now titled The CBI Book of the year. Her debut novel, A Swift Pure Cry, blew us all away with its beautiful and emotionally charged prose, and its tragic and fragile main character, Shell. I then read, Solace of the Road, about another troubled teenager, albeit in a different era. And more recently, I reviewed The Ransom of Dond, with stunning illustrations by Pam Smy. I love the work of Siobhan
For the benefit of Americans: the London Eye isnt an eye at all, but a Ferris wheel so enormous that riders can see 25 miles in all directions. Londoners Ted and Kat Spark take their visiting 13-year-old cousin Salim to ride the London Eye; it is Salim who takes a free ticket to ride the attraction, but he never exits the London Eye when the ride is done! Twelve-year-old Ted struggles with some of the more common effects of autism: He has an obsession (weather); when upset, he flaps his hands
What goes up must come down unless youre Ted Sparks cousin Salim.Aunt Gloria and her teenage son Salim are preparing to move from Manchester, England to New York City. Before they leave for the United States, Gloria wants to visit her sister and her family in London. Salim has never been to London so his cousins Ted and Katrina are eager to show him the sights.They decide to visit one of Teds favorite places, the London Eye. The London Eye, also called the Millennium Wheel, is the tallest
We listened to the audio edition, and my almost 10 year-old son and I were absolutely riveted by the story. The narration, by Paul Chequer is excellent, so much so, that when we returned from our road trip with only a fraction of our audio book listened to (as usual), rather than finishing the book more quickly in paperback, we kept listening to it in the car, whenever possible. I found myself wanting to make excuses to go out driving and get stuck in traffic.
This is just an indescribably fabulous novel. Ted has a different brain from other people - he says he runs on a different operating system. When a cousin comes to visit and then disappears, it's up to Ted and his sister Kat to solve the mystery since none of the adults will listen to their clues. Using the art of deduction and his unusal way of looking at the world, Ted discovers clues to the whereabouts of his cousin that no one else observed. What I love about this novel is the very frank way
Just having my lunch yesterday decided to have a rummage in the new book draw at work. When we were processing this book it caught my eye, I love the cover and the synopsis of the book sounded really interesting. Well 50 pages later thought I'd better get some work done. Ted and his sister Kat decide to take their cousin Salim on the London Eye before he flies to New York with his mum. Whilst in the queue a man comes up to them and offers them his ticket, saying he's chickened out at the last
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