The Battle of the Beetles #2: Beetle Queen Award-winning author/illustrator

Welcome to the yucky/funny sequel to Beetle Boy: a second thrilling feast of danger, chuckles and bugs! Once again, cruel beetle fashionista Lucretia Cutter is at large with her yellow ladybird spies. She’s got a brand new evil plan – which means Darkus, Virginia and Bertolt must stop her! This time they’ve got a valuable ally: Novak, Lucretia’s actress daughter. But there are some problems. 1) Darkus’s dad has banned them from getting involved. 2) Vile crooks Humphrey and Pickering are out of jail. 3) Evil Lucretia is always one scuttle ahead…

• A wickedly dark sequel to the bestselling Beetle Boy

• A rollercoaster ride of danger, humour and excitement

• Beetle Boy won the Branford Boase Award in 2017

• It received huge acclaim from readers and reviewers