The Marvellous Adventures of Maggie and Methuselah: A Mystery in Hong Kong

by Sarah Brennan, Charly Cheung (Illustrator)

Overview

Maggie loves hanging out with her best friends Methuselah (her talkative African Grey parrot) and Edmund (the richest boy in Hong Kong), but she loathes attending boring parties with her high-flying mum and dad! Little does she know that a Family Fun Day at Government House will trigger a thrilling adventure involving one of Hong Kong's greatest mysteries: what happened to the immensely valuable Chater Collection, which was hidden on the eve of the Japanese invasion in World War Two? A funny, exciting story for pre-teens set in one of the world's most exotic cities, where cultures meet and risks are for the taking!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789887554608
Publisher:	Blacksmith Books
Publication date:	04/18/2022
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	5.21(w) x 7.86(h) x 0.64(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sarah Brennan was born in Tasmania, Australia, where she grew up in bushland with a menagerie of exotic animals and birds, and even a platypus! After working as a lawyer in Brisbane and London, she moved with her husband and two daughters to Hong Kong, where she became the much-loved children's author of the Chinese Calendar Tales, the Dirty Story series and the multi-award listed Storm Whale. After 22 years living in Southeast Asia, Sarah now lives in the south of France, touring in schools throughout the world with her bestselling books and writing workshops for primary school children.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: In which Maggie and Mum clash and Mum wins (as usual)

Chapter 2: In which we find out more about the family

Chapter 3: In which Methuselah eats a pomegranate and Maggie discovers a black hole

Chapter 4: In which Methuselah gets some long-overdue flying practice

Chapter 5: In which we meet Edmund Ma

Chapter 6: In which Maggie and Edmund learn some interesting Hong Kong history

Chapter 7: In which Edmund retells an ancient story, and Diego makes himself a promise

Chapter 8: In which Methuselah slays a Dragon and Edmund has a brainwave

Chapter 9: In which Mum holds a Christmas party and Methuselah and Clemencia both get kissed

Chapter 10: In which Maggie defies a government ban and Penny Plummer gets her revenge

Chapter 11: In which we learn more about the security guard, and a cylinder drops from above

Chapter 12: In which the three friends get into big trouble

Chapter 13: In which Sam opens the cylinder and makes an extraordinary discovery

Chapter 14: In which Methuselah loses his temper, Sam gets the point and Edmund gets even

Chapter 15: In which Sam tells all, and Methuselah is downright brilliant

Chapter 16: In which Methuselah becomes the first bird in history to get airsick, and Edmund and Maggie are stumped

Chapter 17: In which Methuselah's appetite gets the better of him, and Maggie has no appetite at all

Chapter 18: In which Edmund persuades Ah King to do something incredibly dangerous

Chapter 19: In which Maggie finds a lot more than an overjoyed parrot

Chapter 20: In which two proud families attend a special exhibition

Chapter 21: In which everybody gets their just reward

Epilogue

The Mystery of the Missing Chater Collection

Editorial Reviews

Sarah Brennan's work is a meeting between traditional Asian narratives and the universal taste of children for graphic stories. The tale-telling gifts shown in these books, along with the exuberance of the language and rhymes, make them unique in children's literature.

Thomas Keneally