Sarah Forbes

Elspeth Hart and the Perilous Voyage is the second adventure featuring the fabulous Elspeth Hart, a modern heroine with doodles on her Converse trainers and unstoppable determination. Now shes finally free of the School for Show-offs, Elspeth is on a desperate mission to find her parents. She knows that Miss Crabb will have answers - but where can she find the vile woman? When Elspeth spots her on the news as a staff member on a luxury cruise ship, the chase is on. Elspeth is determined to get the answers she needs and shell stop at nothing. Sneaking aboard the ship is easy enough, but setting sail was never part of the plan! All at sea, unable to find Crabb and still no closer to a reunion with her parents, things arent looking good for Elspeth... A fast-paced and funny story from a fresh new voice in childrens fiction, Elspeth Harts quirky adventures will delight fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Lemony Snicket.

Elspeth has escaped the clutches of the dastardly Miss Crabb and her sidekick Gladys Goulash and now shes determined to find her parents. After the dim-witted Gladys let slip that theyd been sent to Australia, Elspeth sets off on their trail, with the help of her best friend Rory and his snooty butler, Mr Tunnock. But Elspeth needs her wits about her as she ventures through the rainforest - theres something whiffy in the air. Could it be that Elspeth hasnt seen the last of her enemies?A fast-paced and funny story from a fresh new voice in childrens fiction, Elspeth Harts quirky adventures will delight fans of David Walliams, Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl.

Ever since her parents were tragically washed away in a flood, Elspeth Hart has been forced to live in the attic of the Pandora Pants School for Show-offs with her disgusting aunt, Miss Crabb. She spends her days helping out in the kitchen and dodging Tatiana Firensky, the most horrible show-off of them all. But when a knock on the head from a falling book brings back some of Elspeths memories from before the flood, she begins to suspect that Miss Crabb is hiding something. Elspeth hatches a daring escape plan, involving the high-profile Look at Us! Festival, a pair of smelly underpants and a top-secret Extra-Special Sticky Toffee Sauce.

"Desde que sus padres se vieron arrastrados por una inundación, la pobre Elizabeth ha tenido que vivir con su asquerosa tía, Miss Crabb, en el ático del colegio Pandora Pants para niños creídos. Elizabeth pasa sus dias barriendo las cacas de los ratones, lavando los cacharros sucios y evitando a Tatiana Firensky, la peor de todos los alumnos creidos.Pero lo que no sabe Elizabeth, es que las cosas estan a punto de cambiar"

"Elizabeth ha escapado otra vez de las garras de la cruel Miss Crabb y de su compinche Gladys Goulash; y quiere encontrar a sus padres lo antes posible. Con la ayuda de Rory, su mejor amigo, y de la valiente exploradora Uma Botasdagua, sigue distintas pistas que los conduciran hasta la Selva Interminable.En su aventura mas atrevida, Elizabeth debera enfrentarse a gente que quiere engañarla, a arañas peludas y hasta un valle encantado"

La horrible Miss Crabb y su compinche, Gladys Goulash, han robado a Elizabeth su receta secreta de la crema de caramelo superespecial y pegajosa; y ahora van a viajar en el lujoso trasatlántico Insumergible. Elizabeth se embarca de polizon junto a su amigo Rory y la mascota de este, el lagarto Lazlo. Pero para recuperar la valiosa receta no va a ir todo viento en popa. Suelta amarras y preparate para navegar por aguas turbulentas. Presenciaras bailes terrorificos y apestosas situaciones,