Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises - and a secret that could change the course of history... America. The 1960s. Ruth loves climbing trees, making a mess and thro...wing stones. But the thing she loves most is SPACE. The girl is OBSESSED. She spends her days reading comics about alien invasions, doodling UFOs, watching B-movies about Earth being invaded by creatures from Mars... and gazing at the stars through her old, battered telescope. Until one night, Ruth creeps out of bed in the attic room of her rickety old farmhouse to watch the stars - and is just dozing off when she spots something blazing across the sky. Something that looks like a flying saucer! Is she dreaming? No! And the flying saucer is on fire... But when the UFO crash-lands in the cornfield, and Ruth rushes to help, she finds a mystery - and an adventure - beyond her wildest dreams... David Walliams was most recently Children's #1 bestseller with The World's Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)
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9780008579944 |
Released NZ |
5 Oct 2022 |
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HarperCollins Publishers |
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Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
NZ Review |
PRAISE FOR DAVID WALLIAMS: Dahl finally has a worthy successor Telegraph His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air Sun Dahl finally has a worthy successor Telegraph Walliams understands something crucial about children and stories Metro A great comic tale... Walliams is a natural wit Evening Standard Well written, funny, touching Observer A passionate celebration of individuality Telegraph Charming, funny The Times Has a lovely, Dahlian fluency to it Time Out |
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Author's Bio
David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and become one of the most influential children's writers today. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 40 million copies, and his books translated into 53 languages. Adam Stower is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books. Adam was born in England, grew up in Switzerland and has loved drawing ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon. He went to art school in Norwich, and Brighton too, where he still lives beside the sea with his wife and a cat called Murray.
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