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Deptford Mouselets #2
Whortle's Hope
It is almost the time of the Fennywolde games, when the young field mice compete to see who will have the honour of being the head sentry of the cornfield for the entire summer. Young Whortle longs to win the competition but not if it means his friends are going to sabotage the other competitor's chances. He wants to win on his own merits but soon realises winning isn't the most important thing as another mouse needs the prize more than he does.
384 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2007
About the author
Robin Jarvis
58 books230 followersRobin Jarvis (born May 8, 1963) is a British children's novelist, who writes fantasy novels, often about anthropomorphic rodents and small mammals—especially mice—and Tudor times. A lot of his works are based in London, in and around Deptford and Greenwich where he used to live, or in Whitby.
His first novel—The Dark Portal, featuring the popular Deptford Mice—was the runner up for the Smarties book prize in 1989.
His first novel—The Dark Portal, featuring the popular Deptford Mice—was the runner up for the Smarties book prize in 1989.
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June 1, 2023
I enjoyed the return to the rural setting of Fennywolde (last visited during Jarvis' The Crystal Prison) and this book actually succeeded in having likeable characters that you were interested in. The main problem is that it just doesn't have an antagonist. Obviously Jarvis was holding off until the introduction of Jupiter in the original Deptford Mice Trilogy, but it leaves you with an "Is that all?" feeling at the end.
I can kind of understand why the Deptford Mouselets series went out of print, but for Jarvis fans, you should track this one down.
I can kind of understand why the Deptford Mouselets series went out of print, but for Jarvis fans, you should track this one down.
June 14, 2019
This book was great fun, and not as dark as Jarvis's usual fair.
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