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259 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ;19 cm.

WHAT THE DICKENS? Ten-year-old Pip gets the fright of his life when he meets an escaped convict in a spooky graveyard. And that's just the beginning of an adventure that will lead him to a house full of secrets, a strange old lady and a journey to the big city to seek his fortune. But Pip is in for a BIG surprise... Join Pip in a rip-roaring story of family secrets, scary grannies and a REALLY annoying big sister'--Page 4 of cover.