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$23.50
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2021
Summary
Brandon is a boaster – he says he is brilliant at lots of things. Then he is challenged to count up to ten million. So Brandon starts: one, two, three … and before long he is up to one thousand. Everyone around him is bewildered and annoyed: his friend Waris, his teachers and Miss Hexx, the head. But Brandon can’t stop counting. And the higher he counts, the more everyone takes an interest, when Brandon reaches 30,000 he goes viral, by the time he gets to one million, he has a manager and a s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783449880 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783449888 |
| Author: | Melvin Burgess, Chris Mould |
| Publisher: | Andersen Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Andersen Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 157g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 7-10 |
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Critics Review
leaves you wanting to find live readers to share it with… to enjoy what they make of the anarchic wit, skill and comic invention * Books for Keeps *
A funny, engaging story about the pitfalls of celebrity and the importance of staying true to yourself – Imogen Russell-Williams * Metro, Best Children’s Books 2021 *
Award-winning author Melvin Burgess creates a vivid adventure out of an absurd situation and pokes gentle fun at all kinds of rules as he does so – Julia Eccleshare * LoveReading4Kids *
Melvin Burgess
Melvin Burgess (Author)
Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. He is now regarded as one of the best writers in contemporary children’s literature, having won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for his acclaimed novel Junk.
Chris Mould (Illustrator)
Chris Mould is an award-winning illustrator who went to art school at 16. His work includes picture books and fiction, animation and satirical cartoons for national newspapers. He lives in Yorkshire with his wife and has two grown-up daughters.
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