WILD BOY

Youngsters will be captivated by James Clamp's exuberant narration of this story about 11-year-old Wild Boy, who was born covered with hair and who lives with a traveling freak show. When Wild Boy is accused of murdering one of his fellow carnies, his only chance of survival is to trust his own deductive skills and to accept help from his adversary, Clarissa, a young circus acrobat. Clamp's dramatic flair when reading the dialogue and his manipulation of pitch and volume add to the excitement as Wild Boy takes to the streets of 1841 London in an attempt to solve the case, which involves mad scientists, coppers, and a secret society. This Sherlock Holmes-type mystery is appropriate for the whole family. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2013]