No. of pages 200
Published: 2005
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 11-14 .
There are 200 pages in this book. This book was published in 2005 by Pearson Education Limited .
Frank Cottrell Boyce is an established British screenwriter whose credits include WELCOME TO SARAJEVO, HILARY AND JACKIE and 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE. He lives in Liverpool with his family.
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Blue Peter Book Award - Book I Couldn'T Put Down Prize
This book was recognised in the Book i Couldn'T Put down Prize category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
"It's hard to imagine the person who wouldn't enjoy it." The Guardian; "Frank Cottrell Boyce's first novel has all the classic ingredients to delight children, but adds the anguish of bereavement to its irresistible comic adventure." The Times"