Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy
The bearded Barboozul family are the new stars of Fizz's circus. Their act is full of magic, mystery, fear and fun. And it's nice to have another boy around, even if he is a bit... hairy round the chin. But then things start going wrong. The lion loses his dentures. The clowns lose their noses. The Ringmaster loses his temper. And the circus is about to lose its licence. Is the bearded boy to blame? Can Fizz save the day?
About the Fizzlebert Stump Series
Books in series order
- 1.Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus (and Joined the Library)(2012)
- 2.Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy(2013)
- 3.Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish(2014)
- 4.Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things(2015)
- 5.Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Did P.E. in his Pants(2016)
- 6.Fizzlebert Stump and the Great Supermarket Showdown(2016)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
'There are many boys in the world, all slightly different from one another, and most of them are referred to by names. These are often John or Jack or Desmond, but sometimes they are James or Philip or Simon. Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.'
Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang around with acrobats, play the fool with clowns, and put his head in a lion's mouth every night, he's the only kid there – and he's bored. But then Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting, when a simple library card application leads to him being kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners! Will he ever see the circus again?