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Einstein's Underpants - And How They Saved the World


School year: Year 10, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 320

Published: 2012

Great for age 7-14 years

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A stinking alien commander.Eight freaky kids.And a pair of faded Y-fronts.When crazy Uncle Otto warns of imminent invasion from outer space, his maths geek nephew Alexander takes on the task of saving the world. He recruits a ragged crew of school superheroes to help him, including Tortoise Boy, armed with Cedric the tortoise, the Human Hurricane, who possesses untold power in his bottom, and Really Annoying Girl. But with only a pack of cards, some toy ray-guns and a pair of old pants for help, can they do it? Find out in this nail-bitingly scary but hilarious story by a prize-winning author.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 320 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Anthony McGowan is the award-winning author of many books for children and young adults, including Henry Tumour, which won the Booktrust Teenage prize and the Catalyst Award, and The Knife That Killed Me about the problems of knife crime and youth violence. Hello Darkness was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Roald Dahl Funny Award - Funniest Book For Children Ages 7-14 Years
This book was recognised in the Funniest Book for Children Ages 7-14 Years category by the Roald Dahl Funny Award.

"It's dirty, inventive and made me laugh aloud . . . Any kid into Andy Griffiths or the Astrosaurs series will be in ecstasy" -- Amanda Craig * The Times *

 

"I loved Einstein's Underpants. It strikes the perfect balance between wacky wahey pants-based fun, and a top quality, energetic sci-fi romp . . . The writing style is dramatic, punchy, and is perfectly pitched at its audience. Anthony McGowan is always excellent, and this is no exception. Highly recommended." -- Keith Dudhnath * The Bookbag *

 

"Entirely genius" -- Toby Clements * Daily Telegraph *

 

"If your nine year old has not yet discovered the world of Anthony McGowan, then now might be the time" -- Rachel Carlyle * Sunday Express *

 

"Einstein's Underpants is zany, irreverent and downright absurd - children will love it" * Independant on Sunday *

 

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