The Summer I Robbed A Bank

Informationen zum Autor David O'Doherty: is a stand-up comedian, writer and regular guest on television shows such as QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has written two theatre shows for children, including one where he fixed their bicycles live on stage. Klappentext Rex's parents have split up, he's about to make the move to a scary secondary school, and worst of all, he's spending the summer on a remote Irish island with uncle Derm. But Derm has plans of his own this summer, and he needs Rex's help to execute them. For fans of David Walliams and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Ages: 9-12yrs. Zusammenfassung Winner of the Irish Children's Book Award 'Funny, warm as toast and packed full of ideas that fill up your head and burst in your brain like fizzy magic!' Noel Fielding 'A totally fun, madcap adventure that ends up robbing your heart' Stewart Foster, award-winning author of The Bubble Boy There's a feeling of relief that comes just after you've robbed a bank... Rex's parents have split up and, to make matters worse, he has to spend his summer holiday on a remote and rainy Irish island - with only unruly sheep for company. The only upside: he'll be staying with his strange and brilliant Uncle Derm . Then Rex discovers Uncle Derm is about to execute his most hair-brained plan yet . . . To rob the island's travelling bank! Like the local legend of medieval Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley, Uncle Derm plans to redistribute the money to local needy causes on the island. And he needs Rex's help . . . A chaotic robbery, plenty of sheep and a summer of discoveries come together in this hilarious and heart-warming novel from comedian, actor and author of Danger is Everywhere , David O'Doherty . A perfect adventure for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce, Ross Welford and David Walliams. ---------- Praise for David O'Doherty's Danger is Everywhere series: 'I dislocated my jaw laughing' Eoin Colfer 'Imagine the Mighty Boosh crashed into the Wimpy Kid' The Times ' Brilliantly funny' Gransnet ...

Autorentext

David O'Doherty: is a stand-up comedian, writer and regular guest on television shows such as QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has written two theatre shows for children, including one where he fixed their bicycles live on stage.

Klappentext

Rex's parents have split up, he's about to make the move to a scary secondary school, and worst of all, he's spending the summer on a remote Irish island with uncle Derm. But Derm has plans of his own this summer, and he needs Rex's help to execute them. For fans of David Walliams and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Ages: 9-12yrs.

Zusammenfassung

Winner of the Irish Children's Book Award

'Funny, warm as toast and packed full of ideas that fill up your head and burst in your brain like fizzy magic!' Noel Fielding

'A totally fun, madcap adventure that ends up robbing your heart' Stewart Foster, award-winning author of The Bubble Boy

• There's a feeling of relief that comes just after you've robbed a bank...*
  Rex's parents have split up and, to make matters worse, he has to spend his summer holiday on a remote and rainy Irish island - with only unruly sheep for company.

  The only upside: he'll be staying with his strange and brilliant Uncle Derm.

  Then Rex discovers Uncle Derm is about to execute his most hair-brained plan yet . . . To rob the island's travelling bank!

  Like the local legend of medieval Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley, Uncle Derm plans to redistribute the money to local needy causes on the island. And he needs Rex's help . . .

  A chaotic robbery, plenty of sheep and a summer of discoveries come together in this hilarious and heart-warming novel from comedian, actor and author of Danger is Everywhere, David O'Doherty. A perfect adventure for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce, Ross Welford and David Walliams.

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  Praise for David O'Doherty's Danger is Everywhere series:
  
  'I dislocated my jaw laughing' Eoin Colfer

  'Imagine the Mighty Boosh crashed into the Wimpy Kid' The Times

  'Brilliantly funny' Gransnet