Adventuremice: The Ghostly Galleon
Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
David Fickling Books

In this the fifth Adventuremice story, the team are sitting telling ghost stories as they drink their bedtime hot chocolate. When there’s mention of the Ghostly Galleon, a ship named the Piranha owned by dastardly Captain Cheeseboard that sank one stormy night and still reputed to sail around Bramble Island when the moon is full, young Pedro expresses the hope that he’ll never be so unlucky as to see this ship. However, come the following morning he accompanies Fledermaus to the sparsely populated Bramble Island to try and find out what’s behind the story..

On the island they meet Farmer Wheatley and his daughter mouse, Rye; the former somewhat reluctantly accepts the visitors’ offers of help with harvesting various fruits. He warns them to steer clear of the bay on the far side of the island and always return by nightfall. However after chasing a large blackberry, Pedro and Fledermaus find themselves right where they’d been told to avoid. Suddenly, what should appear but a ghostly galleon crewed by ghosts – or are they?

Back at Mousebase once more, the two recount their ‘ghost’ sightings to the other Adventuremice and Skipper decides there’s something fishy happening on Bramble Isle.

Can they find out exactly what?
Another delightful addition to the series with just the ingredients to keep young readers turning the pages: amusing, striking visuals, a dramatic plot with a wonderfully inventive and positive resolution and an interesting cast of characters.