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Survive he does, scraping together a job as a detective, working by night, and never allowing clients to see his face or hunched figure. Modo is described as so appalling ugly, deformed and hunchedback, that when mr. The hunchback assignments 2 is much recommended to you to see. He is the author of twenty five novels for young readers including the hunchback assignments, which won the td canadian children s literature award and dust, winner of the governor general s award for children s literature. A gripping series that combines steampunk, spying, and a fantastic victorian london. Not only is modo brilliant and strong, but he also has a special ability. The hunchback assignments 9 books in series books minority. The worldwide bestselling series is available as the hunchback assignments in canada and mission clockwork in the rest of the world.
Oct 02, 2009 survive he does, scraping together a job as a detective, working by night, and never allowing clients to see his face or hunched figure. Download ebook the hunchback assignments 1 arthur slade. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Initially set in victorian london, the books are youngadult steampunk spy thrillers, complete with mad lib thriller title, and starring modo, the titular teenaged hunchback of the title.
Socrates, learning much from books and tutors but completely isolated from the real world. Buy the hunchback assignments reprint by arthur slade isbn. Modo, a disfigured hunchback, after spending his childhood traveling in a freak show and being rescued by a mysterious gentleman, mr. Jan 01, 2019 dreams come to life audiobook written by adrienne kress.
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Octavia and i thought that modos crush on her was beyond cute. I hope that they get closer as friends in the next few books that i plan to read asap. The hunchback assignments series by arthur slade goodreads. The hunchback assignments when modo turns fourteen, his training is put to the test. After previous assignments in london, the depths of the atlantic ocean, and the australian rain forest, this final adventure in the hunchback assignments series finds our hero, shapeshifting, masked spy modo, on his most personal quest. Buy the paperback book the hunchback assignments by arthur slade at indigo. This series was something i checked out in desperation from my librarys ereserves. Nov 10, 2009 calling to mind elements of the hunchback of notre dame, the strange case of dr. Download read the hunchback assignments 2009 by arthur. This is one of those stories that starts with a pig in a teeny hat. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hyde and frankenstein, slade presents a thrilling tale of.
The official trailer for the hunchback assignments, the first book in a steampunk series. Arthur slade was raised on a ranch in the cypress hills of saskatchewan. Arthur gregory slade born july 9, 1967 in moose jaw, saskatchewan is a canadian author. Download or read the hunchback assignments 2009 in pdf, epub formats. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It also gives us a rather unique hero in the form of modo the deformed shape shifter and spy. Socrates is looking for the unusual and he finds it in a very young boy named modo who can, to some extent, change his appearance. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
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