{"product_id":"johnny-swanson-9780552572057","title":"Johnny Swanson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Swanson is in shock. His friend Doctor Langdon and his wife have disappeared without a trace. And that''s not all . . . it appears they have been murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut things are about to become much, much worse. A suspect has been arrested . . . and it''s Johnny''s mother. Johnny knows she didn''t do it. And now, he needs to prove it - fast. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin brave, determined, ingenious Johnny as he embarks on a fast-paced hunt for the true killer - and exposes a deadly, dangerous secret along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a kind of children's book which is rare, but which includes some of the very best literature for the young. \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Sword\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Mr Tom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Railway Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKim\u003c\/i\u003e all belong to a genre in which there is no magic, but a tremendous sense of what real children in adversity might achieve with courage, cleverness and luck. Eleanor Updale's \u003ci\u003eJohnny Swanson\u003c\/i\u003e belongs to this category, and it deserves the highest praise * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a lovely story, full of fascinating and accurate period detail, social injustice and moral quandaries, that revels in a child's determination to play the unfair system to his advantage. Young fans of Updale's \u003ci\u003eMontmorency\u003c\/i\u003e series will find this equally entertaining * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Updale is an excellent storyteller, building up character, plot and excitement until the reader is compelled to stop everything else until the book is finished * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Updale's very funny Johnny Swanson introduces a great character . . . The story swings along, providing dastardly villains, inept policemen and a satisfying denouement * The Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnny Swanson\u003c\/i\u003e is a charmingly old fashioned - in the very best way - adventure novel. This is a great read, it zips along and illuminates a period of history that is usually forgotten * Write Away! *","brand":"Penguin Random House Children's UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018289348951,"sku":"9780552572057","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552572057.jpg?v=1750776325","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/johnny-swanson-9780552572057","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}