Sophie Green
Join Sophie Green as she talks about the detective duos and 'Noir' films that inspired 'Potkin and Stubbs'
About The Author:
Sophie Green writes children’s fiction and short stories. She has a degree in zoology and an interest in folklore and urban legend. She lives in East Anglia and works as a librarian for Suffolk Libraries. Sophie’s first novel, 'The Last Giant', was shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition in 2011 and her second, 'Potkin and Stubbs', was shortlisted for the 2016 Bath Children’s Novel Award.
About The Book:
Lil Potkin lives in bleak Peligan City. Her mum works in City Hall and is rarely at home, so aspiring journalist Lil has all the time she needs to explore the city in her bright yellow raincoat, investigating unsolved stories. One rainy evening Lil meets a sad-looking boy sitting by himself in the bus station and buys him a hot chocolate. That night Lil wakes to find him in her bedroom. He doesn't want to admit to being a ghost, but when he finally remembers his name (Nedly ... possibly) he explains that he needs Lil's help to find out what happened to him after he disappeared from his orphanage a year ago. So Lil and Nedly - aka Potkin and Stubbs - team up to solve their mystery, and they call in the reluctant help of once-famous detective Abe Mandrel. He agrees to help them with the Stubbs case if they help him find the criminal who escaped justice and cost him his career...
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Potkin and Stubbs
