The Brain Finds a Leg

Written by Martin Chatterton

Revolting animals. Strange people. Life will never be the same.

Something strange is happening in Farrago Bay, and Sheldon McGlone is determined to get to the bottom of it. The local wildlife is behaving oddly and so are some of the people, particularly Sheldon’s teacher, the weird and elusive Miss Fleming. It doesn’t help that Sheldon is being relentlessly pursued by bullies—including his own older brother.

Just when things couldn’t get much worse, a new kid turns up in Sheldon’s classroom. Theophilus Brain, aka “The Brain,” has an extraordinary imagination and some bizarre ideas about what is ailing Farrago Bay. Armed with two astonishing clues—a human leg and a crocodile who likes to play fetch—Sheldon and The Brain turn detective and uncover a web of evil that stretches across two continents.

Author Martin Chatterton has crafted a wonderfully imaginative mystery that features memorable, well-drawn characters and an over-the-top storyline. The surprising and occasionally hilarious plot twists will engage and delight young readers.

Martin Chatterton was born in Liverpool and attended art college in London. He has worked successfully in the publishing and design business. He is author to more than twenty books and the illustrator of more than eighty books. He lives in Australia and can be found online at www.worldofchatterton.com

The Brain Finds a Leg

Written by Martin Chatterton

Peachtree Publishers

ISBN 978-1-56145-5

03-4

Price: $16.95

October 2009

Ages 10-14

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