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The Bagthorpe Saga: Absolute Zero
The Bagthorpe Saga: Absolute Zero
The Bagthorpe Saga: Absolute Zero
Audiobook5 hours

The Bagthorpe Saga: Absolute Zero

Written by Helen Cresswell

Narrated by Mark Meadows

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

The second book in the super-funny classic series The Bagthorpe Saga, starring the TOTALLY unforgettable Bagthorpe family – from best-loved author Helen Cresswell.

Bad, mad and brilliant to know - the Bagthorpes are back! Something even stranger than normal is happening in the Bagsthorpe house. Ever since Uncle Parker won a luxury cruise in a competition, the family’s gone competition crazy. Only Jack and his trusty dog Zero are staying out of it. So just how does the mixed-up mutt become the most famous dog in Britain?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateMay 4, 2017
ISBN9780008211738
Author

Helen Cresswell

Helen Cresswell is best known for the Lizzie Dripping stories which appeared on television, and The Piemakers, her first outstanding success.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    After Uncle Parker enters a contest and wins a trip to the Caribbean, the rest of the Bagthrope family (except for Jack) is determined to win a better prize. They enter every contest they can find. However, when the prize winnings start coming in, the Bagthropes find that they mostly won the runner up prizes of toasters and sunscreen instead of the home kitchen remodel or the trip to the Mediterranean. When Uncle Parker and Aunt Celia head off to their Caribbean cruise, they drop off little Daisy with the Bagthropes. The Bagthropes' home will never be the same after the destructive Daisy gets done with it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As discovered in Ordinary Jack the Bagthorpe family is highly competitive. When we meet up with them in Absolute Zero they have taken their one-upman-ship to a whole new level by entering as many different contests as possible. Uncle Parker begins it all when he enters a slogan competition and it snowballs from there. As each member begins to win something they become known as celebrities. Their fame grows to the point of commercials and live television. But, who knew Zero the dog would take center stage? As with Ordinary Jack hilarity ensues, especially when little cousin Parker moves on from pyromania to an obsession with water. I'll say no more.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    In this second book of the Bagthorpe saga, the competitive Bagthorpes begin a spree of contest-entering, four-year-old terror Daisy comes for a visit and works on Reconciling the Disparate in many creative -- and simultaneously destructive -- ways, and the Bagthorpian traditions of fire, flood, and various other disasters continue unabated. Of all of the contest entries, however, the biggest winner of the family is Zero, Jack's lovable but not particularly intelligent mutt. Of course, this development does not set well with the rest of the Bagthorpes, but when they win a competition for "the happiest family in Britain!" they must try to put on a good show. Naturally, hilarity ensues. This book can be read as a stand-alone, though it makes a few passing references to events from the previous book. The eccentric characters continue to develop, and Cresswell's British humor is at its peak here. Highly recommended.