One in a series of graphic novels for 9-12 year-olds, especially boys, there are integrated black and white illustrations on every page, using comic strip conventions and cinematic devices (panning shots, close-ups and flash-backs). Pacy well plotted texts are written by established authors.

 

This is number 30 in Graffix .

There are 80 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

After a long career as a secondary school teacher Gillian gave it up to become a children's writer. She has had 7 books published, two with Tamarind, and a further three expected in the next year. She lives in Leicester with her husband and assorted cats. She has a large extended family with twelve grandchildren who keep her in touch with her young readers! Kim Harley has illustrated thirteen books. She is a Lecturer on the Degree in Children's Illustrations Course at the North Wales Institute. She lives on the Wirral. Bernard John Ashley is a British author of books for children and young adults. He has won 'The Other' award and has been a commended runner up for the Carnegie medal three times.