An adaptation of Morris Gleitzman's hilarious yet poignant novel.When his brother is suddenly taken seriously ill, Colin is sent from his home in Australia to England to stay with his Aunty Iris.At first, Colin is devastated, but then he hits on a plan: who better to help him find a doctor able to make his brother better than the Queen?

What are the themes?

Family, responsibility, relationships, death, grief, growing up, injustice and prejudice.

Teaching points

An ideal opportunity to look at a popular text in different forms, helping pupils to appreciate the similarities and differences between plays and novels. The play also offers a wide range of opportunities to focus on pertinent contemporary issues that are presented in an accessible way.

This book features in the following series: Longman School Drama, New Longman Literature .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Pearson Education Limited .