<h3><b>The first book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES series - perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!</h3><br>Winner of the Branford Boase Award<br>Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize<br><br><i>''Truly great storytelling.''</i> MICHAEL MORPURGO</b><br><br>Darkus can''t believe his eyes when a huge insect drops out of the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It''s a giant beetle - and it seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery?