<b>'Pratchett meets Dr Who, in a tale worthy of the legends of Camelot! This stonkingly ridonkulous adventure had me in stitches from </b><b>start to finish, but the real power lies in its message of empathy and understanding. An absolute corker!'</b> Chrissie Sains, author of <i>An Alien in the Jam Factor</i>y series on <i>Hero Wanted!</i>

<b>‘An adventure EVERYONE needs to embark on! THESE ARE REAL HEROES!’</b> Rikin Parekh, illustrator of <i>Iguana Boy</i> and <i>The Worst Class in the World</i> series on <i>Hero Wanted!</i>

<b>'A thunderously good read, so funny and action packed. Children are going to love it!'</b>

Serena Patel, author of Anisha, Accidental Detective

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<b>'Immensely, cheerily silly'</b>

Guardian on SPACE DETECTIVES

Grace is woken in the middle of the night to the sound of an armoured horse in her back garden. The next thing she knows, a dying Grace doppelganger bursts through her bedroom door and insists that she is the fifteenth and final Grace, and it is her destiny to win the Worthy War.Grace's quest takes her to the county of Brokenshire, where she must work with her trusty steed (who has a sharp tongue and a habit of reminding Grace of all the ghastly ends her predecessors have met!) to battle magical creatures and save the world.A vegan T. rex, a distinguished dodo, bomber geese and the fearsome trigger wolf are amongst the cast of memorable characters Grace meets on her adventure.*****‘Pratchett meets Dr Who, in a tale worthy of the legends of Camelot! This stonkingly ridonkulous adventure had me in stitches from start to finish, but the real power lies in its message of empathy and understanding. An absolute corker!’ Chrissie Sains, author of An Alien in the Jam Factory series‘An adventure EVERYONE needs to embark on! THESE ARE REAL HEROES!’ Rikin Parekh, illustrator of Iguana Boy and The Worst Class in the World series
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A madcap, funny and fast-paced adventure where twelve-year-old Grace must venture to the world of Brokenshire (where magic is real, dinosaurs are alive and animals can talk) to lead the fight against the People of the Night and win the Worthy War
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Mark has had success with series fiction for younger readers (Spy Toys has been optioned by Dreamworks), and Hero Wanted! is Mark’s first venture into the older middle grade space

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526648693
Publisert
2024-08-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Mark Powers has been making up ridiculous stories since primary school and is slightly shocked to find people now pay him to do it. He grew up in North Wales and now lives in Manchester. His favourite animals are the binturong, the aye-aye and the dodo.

Coralie Muce is a French illustrator and concept artist who grew up in Paris and graduated from the Émile Cohl School of Art in Lyon. She is inspired by absurd stories like Alice in Wonderland and loves drawing witches. She is very fond of pigeons and always shares her picnic with them.