Mudlark Author:Michael Stephens Jim Liddell is a 13-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. On the last weekend before the end of term he is allowed to takt home the class pet, a rescued mudlark, called Mudlark. Mudlark escapes from his cage and while out chasing Mudlark, Jim learns lessons in life which will help him deal with the death of his mother. Ages 9+