Tom Fletcher Book Club: The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David O'Connell

Tom Fletcher Book Club: The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David O’Connell

May 21, 2018 // Book Blog Posts // books/ children's books/ David O'Connell/ may 2018

Archie McBudge knows his lucky underpants must really work, because when he and his mum are summoned to Honeystone Hall in the remote Scottish village of Dundoodle, they find Archie has inherited not only the enormous hall, but the whole of the world-famous McBudge Confectionery Company from Great-Uncle Archibald. That's a new home, a fortune and a lifetime's supply of treats rolled into one! But all is not well in Dundoodle, and when Archie reads the mysterious letter his great-uncle left him, he finds himself on a quest to save his family's company from ruin. With the help of his new friends Fliss and Billy, Archie has to try to figure out the puzzles of Honeystone before his sweet future melts away like an ice lolly in the sun! Fans of How to Train Your Dragon and Tilly and the Time Machine will be hungry for this delicious mystery full of weird clues, strange creatures, malevolent relatives and lots and lots of SWEETS!

The Chocolate Factory Ghost - David O'Connell

The Chocolate Factory Ghost – David O’Connell and Claire Powell

Archie McBudge must go on a delicious mystery full of weird clues, strange creatures, malevolent relatives and lots and lots of SWEETS!

Author David O’Connell is a writer and illustrator from South London. He likes stories about magic and monsters, especially if they’re silly monsters, and loves making comics too. His favourite sweets are fizzy cola bottles.

Illustrator Claire Powell is an illustrator and designer based in London. Her short animation, The Scapegoat, won best short at the British Animation Film Festival in 2015…

Read Tom’s Review:

I’m not sure I’ve ever read a more tempting book title…ghosts and a chocolate factory?…I’m in! This is a magical adventure with moments that reminded me of some of my favourite books. If you put your copy of Harry Potter and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the washing machine together, this would be the book that came out at the end. Don’t put books in the washing machine though…