The Magpie Riddle: a Goldfish Boy Mystery

Suitable for 11 – 12 years

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The Magpie Riddle was previously published as The Graveyard Riddle. Return to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling, award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked-about debut children’s books of recent years.
Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there…
Hal tells her that he’s a spy-in-training, using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local criminal.
Her friends Matthew and Jake don’t believe that a teenager would be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him, uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as they go.

  • A clever, very moving mystery for young readers to help solve
  • “One of our most inventive writers for children” The Times
  • The Goldfish Boy is a modern classic.

    • Product Details

    Catalogue number

    958 in SCB Offer January 2026

    Format

    Paperback

    ISBN

    9780702344282

    Publisher

    Scholastic

    Date published

    July 3rd, 2025

    Other details

    • 352 pages

    Condition

    New

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    Author/Illustrator

    Lisa Thompson

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    Lisa Thompson is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of THE GOLDFISH BOY (one of the top selling debuts of 2017), THE LIGHT JAR and THE DAY I WAS ERASED. Her books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She grew up in Essex and now lives in Suffolk with her family.

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