{"product_id":"9781917171885","title":"Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame : Trickster Norse god turned school kid - the bestselling, wickedly funny, comics-style diary series featuring Loki and Thor for 8-12 year olds","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: M.G. Leonard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 126 | 220g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseries – perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Branford Boase Award Shortlisted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Children's Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward Chosen for the Tom Fletcher Book Club\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Truly great storytelling.' MICHAEL MORPURGO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Funny, exciting and genuinely eccentric' PHILIP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREEVE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Roald Dahl meets 101 Dalmatians in a rollicking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eride, full of adventure with vivid characters' EXPRESS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'By the end, you'll think beetles are the coolest creatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the planet'  TOM FLETCHER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkus’s dad is missing – vanished from a locked room\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the Natural History Museum. The police are baffled; how can\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esomeone disappear without a trace?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving in with his eccentric uncle, Darkus discovers a new friend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein a giant beetle – and it wants to communicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut can a boy and a beetle be friends? And can they find Darkus’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edad together? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book in MG Leonard's acclaimed trilogy, followed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing exotic beetles, a daring quest, a mixture of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebold male and female characters and a truly venomous villain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes brilliant illustrations by Julia Sardà\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of Hunt for the Golden Scarab,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwitch and the Adventure on Trains series, co-written\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith Sam Sedgman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48469347336451,"sku":"9781917171885","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781917171885.jpg?v=1782303641","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781917171885","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}