A charming action-packed adventure across the Atlantic from acclaimed author Holly Rivers! 'energetic, lively and charming This classic theme of bold, plucky children defeating and outsmarting wicked but blundering villains, is told here in a delightfully fresh style and is completely enchanting escapism for the reader. READING ZONE Siblings Orinthia and Safra Shalloo accept a summer job from eccentric Grandy, who has collected a menagerie of furry and feathered posties known as animails. The children are especially fond of Geronimo, a homing pelican. But when the big bird fails to return from a delivery, Taber the youngest sibling is devastated; so much so, he mails himself to New York, where Geronimo was sent. Orinthia and Safra follow suit, stealing a precious stamp and hopping in a freight crate and soon all are embarked on an extraordinarily daring first-class adventure A warm, adventurous and action-packed story from acclaimed author Holly Rivers, author of Demelza & the Spectre Detectors A brillantly-imagined fantasy world with a vintage feel and a trio of characters youll long to be friends with As a child, Holly was a lead actress in ITVs original Worst Witch series! Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman's Adventures on Trains series

 

 

There are 336 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Scholastic .