Dublin, 1937

A gang of movie-mad kids meet at the Grand Central Cinema on O'Connell Street and form a club to make their OWN films!

Jem, Juno, Sylvie and friends are thrilled to meet world-famous child actress Dottie Bright. But they soon learn it's not always good to meet your heroes. Dottie is a spoiled brat. There's no way she is going to help them with their own film.

But then danger strikes, and Dottie needs the gang to be her real-life heroes.

A rollercoaster adventure about the magic of the silver screen and the power of unlikely friendships.



Map page 



Cast List 



Prologue 



Lights! Camera! And … 



Money, Money, Money! 



The Magpie Feathers His Nest 



Ding-Dong! Special Delivery! 



An Offer They Can't Refuse 



Bunny's Big Day (In the Big House) 



Little Miss Mayhem Sings! 



The Sparrow Shoots! 



The Heat is On! 



The Saucepan is Silenced 

Dottie Disappears 



The Magpie … Helps? 



Song Sung Zoo 



Primrose Jones Hasn't A Clue 



Fizzy Goes Pop! 



The Sparrow Sings! 



The Sparrow Strikes 



The Sparrow Strikes Script 



The Dottie Bright Songbook 



Author's Note 



Make Your Own Viewfinder 



Acknowledgements



"Alan has crafted a classic adventure which feels fresh and fantastic. It feels like a combination of Sherlock Holmes and the Three Stooges. The 1930's are expertly evoked and layered with a fast-paced and hilarious adventure featuring movie stars, mobsters and the plucky Grand Central Cinema Club gang. Alan never misses! Another surefire hit! Deserves to be a blockbuster book and movie!"