Itch
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:25th Oct '12
Should be back in stock very soon
The first book in the new action adventure series by BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.
You'll be itching to read more.' Anthony Horowitz
Meet Itch - an accidental, accident-prone hero. All-action adventure perfect for fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond.
Itchingham Lofte - known as Itch - is fourteen, and loves science, especially chemistry.
'A great debut. You'll be itching to read more.' Anthony Horowitz
Meet Itch - an accidental, accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. All-action adventure perfect for fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond.
Itchingham Lofte - known as Itch - is fourteen, and loves science, especially chemistry. He's also an element-hunter: he's collecting all the elements in the periodic table. Which has some interesting and rather destructive results in his bedroom.
Then, Itch makes a discovery. A new element, never seen before. At first no one believes him - but soon someone hears about the strange new rock and wants it for himself. And Itch and his family are catapulted into a breathless adventure with terrifyingly high stakes . . .
The debut novel from BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.
A great debut. You'll be itching to read more -- Anthony Horowitz
Itchingham, a science-mad boy, is trying to collect examples of all the elements. He gets hold of a peculiar rock from a shadowy contact but some sinister heavies are also keen to get hold of it (and him) and he goes on the run in this gripping read * Financial Times Books of the Year *
An exciting and nail-biting thriller * Booktrust *
Amid the teenage intrigue and heart-in-mouth escapades there are sequin flashes of real science: reminders that physical chemistry really does make things happen -- Tim Radford * Guardian *
A cracking thriller which had me seriously worried our hero might not survive the story . . . A fantastic read for 13- to 16-year-olds, I've also got some staff who would enjoy this for a bit of 'R and R' -- Rachel Ayres Nelson * The School Librarian *
- Short-listed for Wirral Grammar School Book Awards 2013
- Short-listed for Wandsworth Schools Fabulous Book Award 2014 (UK)
- Short-listed for Sheffield Children's Book Award 2015 (UK)
- Short-listed for Northern Ireland Book Award 2015 (UK)
- Short-listed for The Young Quills 2015 (UK)
ISBN: 9780552565509
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 27mm
Weight: 301g
432 pages