Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things
It's the great Circus of Circuses competition, and Fizzlebert Stump has no act. He's no longer the Boy Who Puts His Head In The Lion's Mouth (the lion retired) and putting his head in a crocodile's mouth instead didn't work out for some reason. Can Fizz find a new act in time? Can the Bearded Boy find his long-lost parents? And can their new friend Alice, professional flower-arranger and secret Strongwoman, find her rightful place in the circus?
A story of circus rivalry, learning who you really are, and the problem of oddly-shaped vegetables. Brilliantly bonkers and perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Lemony Snicket.
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?