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The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow
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Summary
You are cordially invited to attend the grand opening of Sinclair's department store!
Enter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and mysteries around every corner. Wonder at the daring theft of the priceless Clockwork Sparrow!
Tremble as the most dastardly criminals in London enact their wicked plans! Gasp as our bold heroines, Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose, crack codes, devour iced buns and vow to bring the villains to justice....
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- K
- 06-02-18
Children's book
The blurb or details don't indicate that this is really a young teen book.
I erroneously bought it thinking it was intended for an adult reader and shall be returning it..
The narrator, too I think is very young as her pronunciation, diction and reading was spirited but amateurish.
I am sure young listeners would enjoy this.
9 people found this helpful
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- Ms S
- 04-05-17
Brilliant!!
I did buy the book but couldn't get into it so I thought I'd give it a go on here, so pleased I did it's great.
9 people found this helpful
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- Southyorks1234
- 20-10-18
Enjoyable tale. Great for younger listeners
This is a good mystery novel for kids. Really enjoyed it. Very easy to listen to. I will get the next instalment.
6 people found this helpful
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- Millie
- 24-03-20
Clock work sparrow
I loved this book because I love mysteries my favourite bit was when joe picked the lock reason being because i would love to learn how to pick locks
5 people found this helpful
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- Bramley-Owl
- 19-02-20
My new favourite book
Review written by my daughter; I am 10 and I listened to this and it is so amazing. I love the characters, it feels like they are my new friends. I love the way it’s set in the past and all the clothes sound so glamorous! The author, Katherine Woodfine, should be crowned best author ever! I can’t wait to read (or listen to) the next one in the series, The jewelled moth.
2 people found this helpful
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- Ella
- 17-08-16
Ella
It Is a mystery .....
The story is now my number one.
8-12 year olds would love it we listed it in the car .cids ages=(8,10)
Any one can read it. 👍👍👌👪📚📚📚
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- Alžběta
- 16-03-21
Disappointing.
I'm sorry to say this was disappointing. The story was very predictable and the whole plot seemed - weirdly - both far-fetched and not mysterious/thrilling enough. All the twists and turns were obvious. The characters felt flat. Most disappointingly, however, the London of 1909 did not come alive out of the pages of this book. I read books set in London specifically to relish the city's atmosphere in different periods (since, sadly, I can't time-travel), and this book felt disappointingly bland and non-specific.
1 person found this helpful
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- Antony Pulford
- 31-01-23
Very intriguing
I liked it because I was always exited for the next part or left on a cliff hanger what I would be exited for when I go to bed
By Martha
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- Harsh but always fair
- 09-03-21
Clockwork sparrow
Amazing amazing
I love Katherine Woodfine’s writing the books are so thrilling and grasp you from the very first word. This book is a great start to the series and is just amazing.
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- Steve Pugh
- 05-03-21
the clockwork sparrow
I really liked this book I liked the way they solved it I also liked the fact that it was told from different peoples perspectives
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- Meg
- 16-12-19
Cute, Clean, Mystery for Young Teens
Pros:
-the narrator was excellent
-I found the whole book charming
-I would've LOVED this series when I was younger. It was very well written, with a 10, 14, and 16 year olds as the heroes.
-I liked that it was clean (no sex, swearing, etc.) while at the same time you knew life was tough back then and there is a homeless teen hiding from a gang.
I am 28 and really enjoyed this. I think this would be a fun one to read as a family, or as an early teen.
2 people found this helpful
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- Olga T Dunlop
- 07-07-17
Fantastic
This is simply fantastic. A great book as a base, paired with an excellent performance by Jessica Preddy, makes this audiobook engaging and entertaining. I would recommend this book to those who enjoy a good mystery.
2 people found this helpful