There's a mysterious, magical new lodger at gloomy 131 Ballantyre Road: Harvey Angell, whose bright beaming, thousand-watt smile can somehow cheer the most miserable people - even cross, penny-pinching Aunt Agatha! From the moment Harvey walks through the front door, Henry knows there's something very strange and special about his new friend. But where does he disappear to late at night? And why does he have an unusual clock, that tells the time in centuries and years, rather than hours and minutes? Henry's determined to find out Harvey Angell's marvellous secret . . .
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Harvey Angell, Lythway Childrens, Red Fox Fiction, Red Fox Fiction Middle School .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Diana Hendry is the Whitbread Award-winning author of Harvey Angell, and its sequels, of which Harvey Angell Beats Time won a Scottish Arts Council Award. She has also written picture books texts, teenage novels and award-winning poetry,
This book contains the following story:
Harvey Angell
There's a mysterious, magical new lodger at gloomy 131 Ballantyre Road: Harvey Angell, whose bright beaming, thousand-watt smile can somehow cheer the most miserable people - even cross, penny-pinching Aunt Agatha! From the moment Harvey walks through the front door, Henry knows there's something very strange and special about his new friend. But where does he disappear to late at night? And why does he have an unusual clock, that tells the time in centuries and years, rather than hours and minutes? Henry is sure Harvey's no ordinary sparky. Musician, magician or electrician? Henry's determined to find out exactly who Harvey Angell really is and watt he actually does . . .
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Whitbread Book Award
This book was recognised by the Whitbread Book Award.
"An original mixture of mystery thriller, ghost story and fantasy" * Daily Telegraph *
"Sharp and quirky" * Independent *
"A lovely book - funny, imaginative and both clever and comforting" * Sunday Telegraph *
