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Rock Bottom

A Midsummer Nightmare

Ross Montgomery author Mark Beech illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:1st Oct '20

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Rock Bottom cover

Ross Montgomery makes his Barrington Stoke debut with this comical caper that sees a match-making dream turn into a midsummer night's disaster.

Nick is truly, madly in love with Jessie Stone. And she doesn't even know his name. In a ploy to win her heart, he plans to star alongside her in the school production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. But when he's cast as the foolish Bottom instead of the romantic lead, his whole world comes crashing down. Enter Robyn, school mischief-maker, who has some crafty tricks up her sleeve. With her help Nick is sure he can get Jessie to notice him just as long as his grand plans don't go up in smoke … A laugh-out-loud comical caper of friendship, true love and a completely disastrous school Shakespeare production from bestselling author Ross Montgomery. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

"A brilliant, illustrated caper that will have youngsters giggling all the way to the final curtain" – Lancashire Evening Post

"Whisked me back to my own school days … Laugh-out-loud series of mishaps" – The Letterpress Project

"Zany characters, a daft plot and plenty of humour combine to create a hugely entertaining tale" – BookTrust

"A brilliant way to introduce audiences to the plot of A Midsummer Night's Dream and provide lots of laughs along the way" – Makebelieve and Manuscripts, blog

"Jam-packed with fun … It had me chuckling from the very first page" – VIP Reading

ISBN: 9781781129210

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 8mm

Weight: 160g

88 pages