Fleur Hitchcock's books are always fun

The Sunday Times

Utterly bonkers, uniquely British and completely loveable, it's the zaniest book I've read all year

Daily Mail (Praise for SHRUNK!)

... will make readers laugh out loud

The Sunday Times (Praise for SHRUNK!)

The sensational sequel to SHRUNK! the SUNDAY TIMES 'Book of the Week'!It seems all is quiet in the sleepy seaside town of Bywater-by-Sea until a meteorite falls to earth, landing in the middle of the Field Craft troop's outdoor expedition camp. Now it's not just Tom with strange powers: trouble-maker Jacob can set things on fire and sensible Eric has the power to put them out. What's more, the excavation of the ancient castle has uncovered a mysterious glittering rock, and the dust is making Bywater-by-Sea even more eccentric than usual. NEWSFLASH: Meteorites are falling again in Bywater-by-Sea. Do NOT approach these mysterious glowing rocks. Side effects may include: heightened powers to shrink objects, water jets shooting from fingertips, firebomb fingers, ever-growing venomous sea snakes and naughty pink cockatoos. This and other magical mayhem is currently under investigation by renowned geologist Professor Lee.This SHRUNK story was created on The Story Adventure, where week by week Fleur wrote a new chapter using ideas from over 2,000 school children - characters, locations and plot twists. See if you can spot them!
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This and other magical mayhem is currently under investigation by renowned geologist Professor Lee.This SHRUNK story was created on The Story Adventure, where week by week Fleur wrote a new chapter using ideas from over 2,000 school children - characters, locations and plot twists.
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The sensational sequel to SHRUNK! the SUNDAY TIMES 'Book of the Week'!
The madcap sequel to sequel SHRUNK! Sunday Times 'Book of the Week'
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee What's that noise? Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee I've heard it before. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee Oh no. I look up. A shooting star whizzes towards us, a streak of light racing through the sky. A second star slices across the horizon, on a different course, heading towards the town. BANG. But I know they're still moving; that they haven't hit anything yet. 'Wish!' yells Jacob. 'Don't,' I say, but my voice is lost. CLANG. And then - THUD. I think it hits the kettle - the kettle certainly hits the fire. WHOOOSH. A fountain of sparks bounces up, showering Mr Worthy and his guitar so that he staggers backwards, brushing himself down in horror. The kettle rolls across the grass, spewing boiling water and steam. Everyone runs, especially Mrs Worthy, who runs fastest. Clutching her bowl of flaming marshmallows, her skirt glowing with embers, she charges off across the field, trailing sparks like a giant firework, all the little kids following, and most of the bigger ones too. 'Wait - dudes - I'll put her out!' shouts Mr Worthy, running for his car. 'I've got a fire extinguisher.' Which is almost exactly when Mrs Worthy throws herself and the marshmallows into the sea. It leaves me, Eric and Jacob, the remains of the campfire - and the meteorite.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781848124813
Publisert
2015-06-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Piccadilly Press
Vekt
210 gr
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
15 mm
Dybde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter

Biographical note

Born in Chobham, by an airfield, and raised in Winchester on the banks of the river Itchen, Fleur Hitchcock was the youngest child of three. When she was eight, she wrote a story about an alien and a jelly. It was called THE ALIEN AND THE JELLY and filled four exercise books. She grew up a little, went away to school near Farnham, studied English in Wales, and, for the next twenty years, sold Applied Art in the city of Bath. When her younger child was seven, she embarked on the Writing for Young People MA at Bath Spa and graduated with a distinction. Now living outside Bath, between parenting and writing, Fleur Hitchcock works with her husband, a toy-maker, looks after other people's gardens and grows vegetables.

Fleur's debut novel SHRUNK! was THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Book of the Week', and you can follow her at www.fleurhitchcock.wordpress.com or on Twitter: @fleurhitchcock