Slade, Arthur, 1967-

The hunchback assignments / - First edition. - 275 pages ; 23 cm. - Hunchback assignments ; bk. 1 . - Slade, Arthur, 1967- Hunchback assignments (New York, N.Y.) ; bk. 1. .

There are rumors that a hunchback infant in a gypsy freakshow has the power to transform his appearance. This comes to the attention of Mr. Socrates, a member of the shadowy Permanent Association, who decides to take the boy back to England and raise him for his own purposes. Naming him Modo, Mr. Socrates keeps the boy indoors and never lets him see his deformity, while putting him through training to be a secret agent. When Modo turns 14, his education is complete.



9781554683543 (hc)

C20099023687


People with disabilities--Juvenile fiction.
Mutation (Biology)--Juvenile fiction.
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PS8587 L343 / H85 2009

YA FICTION / SLADE