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Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine
- Narrated by: Chris Smith, Greg James
- Series: Kid Normal, Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Action & Adventure
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Summary
The third thrilling adventure book from best-selling, award-winning authors Greg James and Chris Smith.
You don't need superpowers to be a hero...or do you?
Despite having no powers, Murph Cooper is part of the best team in the Heroes' Alliance. So when supervillain Magpie declares all-out war, Kid Normal and the Super Zeroes lead the charge.
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"So funny, it's almost criminal." (Independent)
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- jamie
- 27-03-19
Kid normal
Amazing,well wrote and a story which u never know what may happen next. I am only 11but I think this is some great literature,recommend this humorous book to all age.
6 people found this helpful
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- Rob Pearson
- 26-05-20
Wow
I really recommend kid normal because the voices are really realistic and has very funny jokes. It will be a good book for the family.
5 people found this helpful
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- Chloe
- 12-07-20
I liked the story a lot.
It was really good and I would listen to it again although at times it was scary.
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- Evbo
- 11-05-20
O my literal god!!!!!!!!
I DON’’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY THAT BOOK WAS LITERALLY THE BEST BOOK EVER
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-04-20
AMAZING
It was love lyas the plot was amazing and would recommend it. The narrating was also amazing
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- GD R.
- 25-04-19
Best story ever!
Very funny and I would recommend it to everyone In the world 🗺 THE BEST STORY EVER
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- MMM
- 10-06-20
Attention Grabbing Book
In this book, there is soo much adventure and suspension going on, you would never want to put the book down. The expressions of characters are excellently spoken and the story is brilliant as well. It is all about the evil villain from the book before, blackmailing Murph Copper to do what he says (for a suspension g reason if you read the book). Read the first book, then then second, before moving onto this.
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- Karen
- 24-05-20
Very exiting with thrills and suspens
Very exiting with thrills and suspense with a amazing story line I relly
enjoyed it
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- Miss Rosemary F Quinn
- 13-03-20
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!(yi yeet)
Such a good book 📚! Tell me they are making an other book 📚!
I almost choked on my milk 🥛 when I was listening!(BOOM!)
🌋☄️
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- Anna D
- 02-04-22
So good⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It was a really good story and I liked how the authors read it. Some parts made me want to skip ahead and see what happened because it was so intense. Would recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-06-22
amazingly amazing!
hilarious 😂 this series is amazing ( though Mrs Caaarak!!! is seriously annoying 🙄)
Loved it! loved it! Loved it!
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- Anonymous User
- 22-09-21
Excellent book!
This book, as with all the books in the Kid Normal series, is funny and clever. It is entertaining for both kids and adults.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-07-20
I love it
It is amazing the hole series the performance was so funny and the pot twist was amazing
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- JnGW
- 02-06-20
Fun
You can listen to it more than once I think they should make a new one🙂