From the author of JOE ALL ALONE - a BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated CBBC series.A story about courage, sacrifice and family - and how everyone has something incredible inside of them, just waiting to be discovered. For fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and Eva Ibbotson.This cover comes in four different colours, supplied at random. Which one will you receive?When Billy Wild's teacher asks the class to write a letter to their god, Billy's request is simple: Please send me a dog.So when he discovers a greyhound hiding in the shed, he decides someone must really be listening. With the help of his brothers, Billy sets out to hide her from Dad, who's far too stressed to add a dog to the mix. But keeping a greyhound a secret is a difficult task, and when Billy's classmate Paris enters them all in a local talent show, it becomes even harder!Billy must make a big, brave, wild decision - but it's one that might save Dog and hundreds like her. And it might just make him incredible...
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A story about courage, sacrifice and family - and how everyone has something incredible inside of them, just waiting to be discovered. From the author of JOE ALL ALONE - a BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated CBBC series.This cover comes in four different colours, supplied at random. Which one will you receive?
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This cover comes in four different colours, supplied at random. Which one will you receive?Billy Wild's one big wish for a dog has been answered: a greyhound has appeared in his garden shed.Billy's pretty sure it's a miracle. He has to keep Dog a secret from Dad, though, and from Dog's old home - a cruel farm where greyhounds are bred for racing then forgotten behind bars. But hiding a dog is a hard task, and when Billy's classmate Paris enters them all in a local talent show, it gets even tougher!It's time for Billy to do something brave, something wild, something incredible...
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A tender, unsentimental adventure, filled with family ties, love and courage

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781510201255
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

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Joanna Nadin is a winner of the Fantastic Book Award, the Surrey Book Award, Blue Peter 'Book of the Month' and Radio 4 Open Book 'Book of the Year'. She has been shortlisted for the Booktrust Best Book Award and Queen of Teen, and Spies, Dad, Big Lauren and Me was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. In 2011, Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Joe All Alone was nominated for the 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal. She writes the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy. Joanna previously worked as a policy writer for the Labour Party and a special adviser to the Prime Minister. She continues to freelance as a speechwriter and editor, and lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.