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Grubtown Tales: The Great Pasta Disaster

By Kaye Umansky and Philip Ardagh

Adjectives

humorous quirky entertaining

Genres

Humour Adventure

Synopsis

In Grubtown, Farflung Heaps, leader of the Angry Mob, is outraged by being served floppy lettuce. He challenges the restaurant to a pasta taste-off, leading to unexpected and explosive consequences.

About the author

Kaye Umansky is a much-loved British author who has written lots of funny and exciting books for children. She is best known for her popular 'Pongwiffy' series about a very messy witch. Kaye enjoys making readers laugh with her imaginative stories full of magic, mischief, and memorable characters.

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

Published

2010

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