Stanley's a champion hamster and he's favourite to win the Doveton Summer Show. But behind the scenes, rival owners are plotting, and when Stanley escapes from his cage just before judging begins, Helen and Hannah suspect foul play. The twins vow to find him - but Stanley's not so keen to be found.

 

This book features in the following series: Home Farm Twins, Summer Special .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jenny Oldfield was born in Yorkshire in 1949 and studied English at university. She is the successful author of many books for children and adults, and lives in the country with her two children. Sian Hardy was a children's book editor for many years before becoming Editor for the highly regarded book club, Books for Children. She has an MA in Children's Literature. Kate Aldous mainly illustrates children's books, working in black & white and watercolours. She has worked for many different publishers, including Kingfisher, Hodder & Stoughton, Oxford University Press, BBC Publications, Methuen and Walker Books.