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Beetle Boy

M.G. Leonard

Beetle Boy

Subjects

  • Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
  • Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
  • Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after

Average rating

5 out 5

178 reviews

 

The first book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES series – perfect for fans of Roald Dahl! Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2017

Shortlisted
for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017
Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Children’s
Book Award 2016
Chosen for the Tom Fletcher Book Club

‘Truly great storytelling.’ MICHAEL MORPURGO ‘Funny, exciting and genuinely eccentric’ PHILIP REEVE ’Roald Dahl meets 101 Dalmatians in a rollicking ride, full of adventure with vivid characters’ EXPRESS ‘By the end, you’ll think beetles are the coolest creatures on the planet’ TOM FLETCHER Darkus can’t believe his eyes when a huge insect drops out of the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It’s a giant beetle – and it seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery? The first book in MG Leonard’s acclaimed trilogy, followed by Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles! Featuring exotic beetles, a daring quest, a mixture of bold male and female characters and a truly venomous villain Includes brilliant illustrations by Julia Sardà From the author of Twitch and the Adventure on Trains series, co-written with Sam Sedgman

Reviews

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I liked this book because it’s very adventurous and I couldn’t put it down. I would recommend this book to anyone aged 10+ who likes dark adventure stories.

Corporal Carnaby Lavalamp 31.08.2022

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Great! Action packed!

General Gargoyle Costa-Rica 25.08.2022

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Quirky, funny and full of adventure

Professor Fenella Mozzarella 17.08.2022

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I have been reading this with school and wanted to finish the book. It is really interesting and I like the main character

Mademoiselle Bunny Moonlight 15.08.2022

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I thought this book was really good because there's was so much going on at a time and tension was building though nearly the whole book especially near the end. I enjoyed every page of the book.

Senor Dobbin Jellybaby 07.08.2022

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Lovely book.

Anonymous 26.07.2022

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This is a great book my favourite person was Vanessa. I would definitely recommend this to someone. I loved how they cared about the bugs so much.

Dona Flopsy Fascination 19.07.2022

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I liked when his dad went missing and they couldn't find him because they thought he ran away or something like that, that's why I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book for people who love adventure and action stories.

Director Pixie Partridge 08.07.2022

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I like how there was a mystery and it hooked me in, so i could not stop reading.

Anonymous 05.07.2022

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This is an amazing book and it sticks by the title the whole time. I like the fact that its an adventure book Its all about a boy who finds a beetle and it understands him

Anonymous 30.06.2022

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cool

Anonymous 15.06.2022

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I really liked this book because it was full of mystery and you don’t know what’s going to happen next. My favourite character is Lucretia Cutter because she is very mysterious and shocking.

Queen Flossy Bluebird 27.05.2022

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It was a really cool book as it had some awesome features

Principal Kangaroo Starlight 24.04.2022

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It was like he was a detective

Senorita Aphrodite Frozen-Peas 21.12.2021

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this was a great book and you should read it

Anonymous 10.11.2021

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I liked this book because I liked the mystery of it. I liked the character of Lucretia Cutter because I liked how the writer described her appearance and I found her scary. Yes I would recommend this book to everyone.

Madam Cupcake Jumpsuit 05.09.2021

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I thought it was very very interesting and I would definitely recommend this to anyone else. My favourite character is Darkus

Sir Cornelius Moonbeam 05.09.2021

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I thought the book was very interesting.The book tells a story about a boy called Darkus and some other kids who were bulying him.They had a conversation and an argument which led into a fight. While they fought Darkus found a beetle and he named it Baxter. He was a special kind of beetle, It is a rinosaurous beetle with a big , long horn . The story is about to get creepy… Find out yourself! I really think it’s factual . It interested me because there are lots of mysteries. I would definitely recommend this book to all my friends.

Corporal Natty Hedgehog 04.09.2021

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This is a book about a boy who stumbles across a beetle but he doesnt realise the chain of events that will occur. It was a fiction book and is the first in the series. Reading this book will give you a wider interest in animals but is also about the bond between friends. I would recommend this to insect lovers or anyone who would enjoy reading about beetles.

Anonymous 31.08.2021

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I thought that it was amazing! I would describe it as adventurous for Darkus to rescue his father with his friends and his uncle, also I would describe it as a detective book because he is trying to solve the mystery of his fathers disappearance and Baxter (The Beetle) helps him. I can't wait for the next one!

Lord Gonzo Sudoku 26.08.2021