Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels, and dramatic productions since 1893. As the years passed, Blake's character experienced various permutations. He was originally created to be similar to earlier 19th-century detectives but
The Humiliations of Welton Blake
โ Scribed by Alex Wheatle
- Publisher
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Edinburgh, Great Britain.
- ISBN
- 1800900295
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โฆ Synopsis
Welton Blake has done it! He's asked out Carmella McKenzie - the best-looking girl in school - and she's only gone and said yes!
But just as he thinks his luck is starting to change, Welton's phone breaks, kick-starting a series of unfortunate and humiliating events. With bullies to avoid, girls ready to knock him out and all the drama with his mum and dad, life for Welton is about to go very, very wrong ...
Hilarity follows disaster in this sharp-witted tale of the trials of teen life from award-winning author Alex Wheatle.
โฆ Subjects
Great Britain
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