A continuation of the purported journal of an eight-year-old adventurer, as he faces myriad strange creatures in the underground world of Subterranea.

In the fifth journal found by us, the lucky and smug publisher, we learn that Charlie Small has become embroiled in an underworld from his nightmares . . . Previously, Charlie had bumped into the infamous Jakeman -- but when the mad professor was dragged down into the Underworld, Charlie had to follow - otherwise, how would he discover how to get back to his mum and dad? This latest adventure takes him into an unreal darkened world, where anything is possible. But will Charlie Small ever find a way out, or will he be trapped underground forever . . . ?

Charlie Small’s fifth journal describes his adventures in a strange subterranean world. Help! Charlie is trapped miles below the earth’s surface in the utterly unbelievable UNDERWORLD. Will he ever escape? Read this journal to find out! You’ll also discover . . . • How he escaped a hair-raising encounter with a terrifying Troglodite! • What to do if you get trapped in the web of a spitting Spidion! • Why the king of Subterranea is so blooming miserable! Middle graders, especially boys, will connect with this next installment about the boy adventurer who has been traveling for 400 years!

In the fifth journal found by us, the lucky and smug publisher, we learn that Charlie Small has become embroiled in an underworld from his nightmares . . . Previously, Charlie had bumped into the infamous Jakeman -- but when the mad professor was dragge

The fifth extraordinary adventure of twelve-year-old Charlie Small; a fact and fun-filled diary telling of his amazing adventure to the Underworld. Armed solely with his rucksack and quick wits, Charlie needs to get back to the earth's surface or risk running into the spitting spidion!

At the end of his fifth journal, Charlie Small rocketed out of the strange and dark Underworld, over desert sands and a snowy white mountain range. With a table cloth over his head and a cushion strapped round his bottom, Charlie parachuted right into the middle of a small, swampy island. Clutching a mainly blank map that's supposed to help him find the infamous Jakeman, he sets off for the next island, only to find himself face to face with a slimy, stinking, roaring swamp monster . . . Will Charlie manage to slip through its gloopy claws?

The fourth amazing, astonishing, all-action adventure journal of Charlie Small! Having escaped the clutches of the evil Puppet Master, Charlie joins Wild Bob France’s gang, the Daredevil Desperados of Destiny, whose sole aim is to get rid of the outrageous outlaw Horatio Ham and his band of hired gunslingers. Charlie, aka the Lariat Kid, brings down Ham’s posse of gunslingers, takes part in a daring bank raid, is caught up in a ferocious gunfight, lands up in jail, and is about to be sacrificed to the Great Bird of Death. Will Charlie escape? Will Ham be defeated? Only by reading Charlie’s extraordinary diaries will you find out!