The first book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES series - perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!
Winner of the Branford Boase Award Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize
''Truly great storytelling.'' MICHAEL MORPURGO
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?
