Fleeced

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Aries, the ghost of the ram of the Golden Fleece fame, remains furious at the loss of his beautiful golden fleece - stolen by Jason and the Argonauts centuries ago. Aries is desparate to leave the Greek Underworld so he can find his beloved fleece, and when he gets the chance to return to Earth, he takes his best friend Alex, the Underworld zookeeper along for the ride. They soon discover the Golden Fleece is in the clutches of evil immortal sorceress Medea - now a world-famous fashion designer in London. WIth the help of Rose, a twelve-year-old human girl, Aires and Alex must save the world from Medea's wicked plans... and save Aries from an eternity of being bald! AGES: 9 - 11 AUTHOR: Julia Wills has worked for a big oil company, looking after their photo library, for a big sausage maker, helping decide which colour packets their sausages looked best in, and at a village primary school, where she discovered that what children want most from a book is a good giggle. SELLING POINTS: * Includes a glossary of Greek myth and fantastically funny footnotes * First in a series of three books about Aries, Alex and Rose REVIEWS: "This spirited, highly imaginative tale - in which characters from the Underworld of Greek myth are transported to modern London - is driven by fantastic incident, crammed with sparkling imagery, and laced with infectious humour. A lovely romp. Deserves to be a big hit." - Michael Lawrence, author of Jiggy McCue series