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    Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds
    Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds
    Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds
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    Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds

    By Rebecca Lim

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    Whiffy Newton, real first name Alfred, hardly looks like a crack amateur super-sleuth.

    His clothes are too short and too tight. He never gets picked first for sports. And he has poor eyesight.

    But he's got his two best friends - Doreen and Paz - and together, the three friends fo

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe High Street Publishing Company
    Release dateApr 10, 2017
    ISBN9780648039204
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    Rebecca Lim

    Rebecca Lim is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and editor and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winner), The Astrologer's Daughter (a Kirkus Best Book and CBCA Notable Book) and the bestselling Mercy.

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      Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds - Rebecca Lim

      Rebecca Lim

      Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds

      First published by Rebecca Lim in 2017

      Copyright © Rebecca Lim, 2017

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

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      Contents

      Cover

      About the Book

      About the Author

      Praise for Whiffy Newton

      Also by Rebecca Lim

      Title Page

      Copyright Notice

      Lamb and Chutney Sandwiches Again

      The Three Amigos

      The Three Thugs

      A Mystery at the Tuckshop

      The Agency

      Laying the Groundwork

      Clues Getting Stranger and Stranger

      Following the Trail of Chips

      Things that won’t Stack Up

      More Sinister Developments

      Getting to the Bottom of Things

      The Awful Truth

      The Pudgy Finger of Blame

      The Agency Pulls Together

      Trouble Comes a-Knocking

      The Agency for Creative Enterprise

      My Father, the Evil Genius

      Collect them all!

      Cover

      About the Book

      Whiffy Newton, real first name Alfred, hardly looks like a crack amateur super-sleuth.

      His clothes are too short and too tight. He never gets picked first for sports. And he has poor eyesight.

      But he's got his two best friends - Doreen and Paz - and together, the three friends form the detective outfit The Agency.

      Until now, The Agency has only handled the discreet enquiries of other put upon children at Kentwood High. But The Case of the Dastardly Deeds sees them taken on their biggest, their craziest, their most dangerous, case yet.

      About the Author

      REBECCA LIM is a writer and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Rebecca is the author of seventeen books, including The Astrologer’s Daughter (a Kirkus Best Book of 2015 and Notable Book, CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers), Afterlight and the bestselling Mercy. Shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, Aurealis Award, INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award and Davitt Award for YA, Rebecca’s work has also been longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese and Polish. She is a co-founder of the Voices from the Intersection initiative.

      Praise for Whiffy Newton

      'A very amusing book. Whiffy Newton would give even Mma Ramotswe a run for her money!' - Alexander McCall Smith

      Also by Rebecca Lim

      Mercy

      Exile

      Muse

      Fury

      The Astrologer’s Daughter

      Afterlight

      FOR YOUNGER READERS

      The Sweet Life

      Cover Girl

      Sista Fashionista

      Star Style

      Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds

      Whiffy Newton in the Riddle of the Two-Tone Trousers

      Whiffy Newton in the Affair of the Fiendish Phantoms

      Whiffy Newton and the Mystery of the Marble Beach Mugger

      Five-Minute Tales Messiest Monster Ever

      Five-Minute Tales Bravest Princess Ever

      Title Page

      Whiffy Newton in The Case of the Dastardly Deeds

      by Rebecca Lim

      Copyright Notice

      Published in 2017 by The High Street Publishing Company

      Copyright © Rebecca Lim 2006

      The moral rights of the author have been asserted.

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication shall be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

      First published in 2006 by Funtastic Limited

      Written and Illustrated by Rebecca Lim

      Author: Lim, Rebecca

      Title: Whiffy Newton in the case of the dastardly deeds

      ISBN 978-0-6480392-0-4 (ebook)

      Dewey Number A823.4

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      Lamb and Chutney Sandwiches Again

      Whiffy Newton, real first name Alfred, woke up groaning.

      It wasn’t so much that he had Maths first period on Tuesdays. (Though the idea was enough to make eighty-seven kids groan all across town as they fell out of bed.) In fact, he quite liked Maths. The real problem was that the biggest bullies in Year 7 were in his maths class. But more about that later.

      Even Whiffy’s two best friends had taken to calling him Whiffy. It had pretty much spread all over the school. He was just waiting for the day Mr Cottles, his beanbag-shaped form teacher, started calling him Whiffy as well. Then he would know that his life really was over, and that he should leave town.

      ***

      Whiffy’s father, Bruce, a single parent since the tragic early passing of his wife, could only make three dishes: spag bol, tuna mornay, and roast lamb.

      Because he was anxious that his son should have all the wholesome advantages of a packed lunch like the other children at school, Bruce Newton had developed the diabolical habit of cooking up a really massive joint of roast lamb on Sunday nights. Which generally

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