Rip runner
By: Will Gatti
Series: The Geek, the Greek and the Pimpernel
Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781846163685
Subjects: Bullying in schools; Fiction; Running; Immigrants; Bullying; Greeks; School principals; Mystery and detective stories
Description: Things have been pretty quiet in Peasley since Michael (the Greek) and Minou (the Geek) uncovered the identity of the Pimpernel (Blake) and exposed their devious headmaster Sir Pent. But then Michael has a chance of qualifying for the Junior Olympics, Blake's father's running shoe factories suffer a series of mysterious break-ins, and Sir Pent is inexplicably released from prison. A mystery caper about running, immigration, bullies, and a latter day Scarlet Pimpernel. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.