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It's the End of the World as We Know It


The End of the World

No. of pages 288

Published: 2015

Great for age 7-10 years

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Welcome to a world controlled by a megalomaniac Lolcat. A world where data pirates, zombies and infobots on surfboards roam free. A world at war over cheese ... When teenager Mikey Malone gets sucked through a wormhole into this parallel world, he discovers a power-crazed corporation is planning to use Earth as a dumping ground for an uncontrollable poisonous algae. It's a race against time for Mikey and his rebel friends to stop the ruthless tyrants from getting their way.A laugh-out-loud-funny new sci-fi series from Costa-shortlisted author Saci Lloyd, perfect for devotees of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The End Of the World .

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Hodder & Stoughton General Division .

Before becoming an internationally-acclaimed author and activist, Saci has held down a bewildering variety of non-jobs, including being a storyboard artist, a cartoonist, a singer in a band, an animator and a script editor for Camouflage Films. She recently stepped down as Head of Media at NewVIc, but continues her association with the East London college. Saci's first novel, The Carbon Diaries 2015, was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and her third book, Momentum, was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Momentum is currently in development with Revelation Pictures. Visit her website at www. sacilloyd. com.

 

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The End of the World

Much more than a clanging gong signalling the end of days, this is a charming tale full of laughs and angst, with a message both accessible and relevant to today's teenagers. - Bookseller's Choice, Publishing News

An uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp - Adrian Mole does the apocalypse. - Financial Times

Haven't picked up a book with this much energy in a long time... an original read, with dizzying pace and a storyline that will leave you thinking. - SugarScape

It's edgy, it's appealing and it's contemporary and it makes for utterly compelling and frightening reading. - Lovereadingforkids.co.uk

Will appeal to a huge range of teenagers. - Bookbag