life of Riley
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award??A hilarious middle-grade novel about one boy?€?s quest to get rid of a??ridiculous??amount of??bad luck! After a??traumatic??run-in with the fortune teller from a visiting funfair ?€? thanks to an unfortunately-timed sneeze ?€???Riley finds himself??CURSED. Life as he knows it quickly becomes a catalogue of??disasters???€? from??wetting??himself onstage during the school show, accidentally??supergluing??himself to his classmates and??ruining the school football team?€?s sponsorship deal, to??flooding??his house and??losing??class 4?€?s pet rabbit ?€? Riley knows the bad luck is out to get him. Enter new kid:??Brad Chicago. He?€?s super-cool, well-groomed and stylish, with an excellent stationery collection. And for some reason he??wants??to be Riley?€?s friend. Can Riley get rid of the??curse??before Brad discovers he?€?s a??walking disaster?
- Laugh-out-loud funny, warm-hearted and anarchic in a way that readers will love.
- Brought to life with Aleksei Bitskoff?€?s lively, humorous illustrations.
- Perfect for fans of??Kid Normal, David Solomons?€???My Brother is a Superhero??and David Baddiel.
- Award-winning author Simon James Green is best known for his funny books for teens. This is his first book for middle-grade readers
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- ??Paperback |??272 pages
- ??133 x 199 x 16mm |??
