Anthony McGowan Livres

Un robot, une voiture de course, un hélicoptère qui vole pour de vrai... Avec une liste de cadeaux comme ça, c'est sûr, Jojo a tué le Père Noël ! Pour sauver Noël, plus qu'une seule solution : le remplacer.

Dermot Milligan's got problems. Not only does Dermot have to write down how many donuts he eats, but also - and this is the really rubbish part - HIS FEELINGS! The Head calls in the services of internationally famous poo expert Dr Morlock to help track down the culprit - and somehow the finger of suspicion is pointed at Dermot.

‘It broke my heart and then splinted it back together again... Magnificent.’ Hannah Gold, bestselling author of The Last Bear‘A dog’s eye perspective that’s so vivid you can almost taste the earthworms.’ FT , YA Book of the Year‘This visceral story of heartbreak and survival...has the memorable feel of a classic.’ Guardian , Best children’s and YA books of 2022Chernobyl, 1986. Natasha’s world is coming to an end. Forced to evacuate her home in the middle of the night, she must leave her puppy behind and has no idea if she’ll ever return. Some time later, growing up in the shadow of the ruined nuclear power plant, pups Misha and Bratan have to learn how to live in the wild—and fast. Creatures with sharp teeth, claws, and yellow eyes lurk in the overgrown woods. And they’re watching the brothers’ every move…But will the dogs survive without humans? And can humans live without them?

It's a bad news day for planet Earth. Not only is it about to be invaded by aliens, it's also about to be struck by a giant asteroid which will wipe out all humans. The only people who can help are a group of geeky kids, who believe they have superpowers, and crazy Uncle Otto who believes that a pair of Einstein's old underpants will save the world. Suggested level: primary, inermediate.

Not only does Dermot have to write down how many donuts he eats, but also - and this is the really rubbish part - he has to talk about HIS FEELINGS! But things are about to get even worse - he's being separated from his friends and sent to St Michael's, a posh school where he just knows he's going to stick out like a sore thumb.

WINNER OF THE 2006 BOOKTRUST TEENAGE PRIZE It wasn't my choice: Henry was in charge. Controlling his speech and brain chemicals is one thing, but soon Henry Tumour is trying to make more decisions about Hector's life than he'd like.

The smiling one; the one who hurt; the shy one; the one who cried; the one who kissed. That is how he remembers the gang of boys who tormented him when he was a child. Now twenty years have passed and it is time to make them pay. But into the finely wrought net stumbles one man who had nothing to do with the nastiness in that minor public school. Matthew Moriarty carries demons of his own, but when Dominic Chance invites him along to a stag weekend in a remote country house, lost on a fold of the country beyond the reach of mobile telephones, he could never imagine the horror that awaits. Or the beauty.

A book for the post-Covid world, this is a fun and reassuring look into the amazing science behind saving the world from disease.

Dermot Milligan loves donuts. And to make sure he keeps that promise, his mum is sending him to the dreaded Camp Fatso during the summer holidays. Fed on a diet of gruel and carrots under the strict control of evil Boss Skinner and his paintball-gun-yielding guards, Dermot and his friends are desperate to escape.

An Pauls Schule regiert der Terror. Und der Terror hat einen Namen: Roth. Er und seine Gang brutaler Schläger demütigen, erpressen, prügeln - ihr Hass ist schier grenzenlos. Angst kennen sie nicht, aber sie können sie wittern wie Raubtiere. Auch Paul hat Angst, große Angst, und er kann nur hoffen, dass Roths Killerinstinkt dieses eine Mal versagt.