LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Rib-tickling, thought-provoking, wonderful fun with a little history thrown in for good measure. Johnny returns, with his quirky gang of friends, this time hurtling into the past on board a slightly dysfunctional time travelling shopping trolley. First published in 1996, the beauty of the writing means that it still feels relevant, is fabulously funny, and quite quite bonkers. This is Terry Pratchett at his best, yes it is predominately a book for kids, however I thoroughly enjoyed it, I suppose that makes me a big kid! Mark Beech illustrations grace the start of each chapter, perfectly summing up what is to come. Showing how the past shapes the present, and always surrounds us, Johnny and the Bomb is quite possibly my favourite in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.
Liz Robinson
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Johnny and the Bomb Synopsis
It's May 21 1941, thought Johnny. It's war.
Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an alley . . . as long as it's not the kiss of life.
But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different eras - including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself caught up more and more with then . . .
The third book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.
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9780552551045 |
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29th April 2004 |
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Terry Pratchett |
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Corgi Children's an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
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Paperback |
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263 pages |
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A Johnny Maxwell Story |
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Press Reviews
Terry Pratchett Press Reviews
Praise for the series:
Enormously entertaining and contains more wry observations than you could shake a Heinkel at Daily Telegraph
Thrilling and impressively funny Mail on Sunday
Witty dialogue allied to thought-provoking ideas The School Librarian
Entertaining fable Independent
Marvellous story . . . funny, poignant, angry, outrageous and moving . . . Terry Pratchett is simply the best there is Vector
A humorous book, full of puns and asides, wittily and skilfully written... a delight of a book for any fluent teenage reader School Librarian
A lovely, funny, witty, sometimes wise book, exciting and entertaining and always highly readable Junior Bookshelf
A funny, poignant story Write Away!
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About Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett (1948 - 2015) was born in 1948 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. He had his first story published when he was just thirteen, and after leaving school at seventeen to become a journalist he continued writing, publishing his first novel, The Carpet People, in 1971 and going on to produce the phenomenally successful Discworld and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad. His first Discworld novel for children, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.
Terry Pratchett as well as numerous other books, winning many awards and becoming the UK’s bestselling author. He was appointed OBE in 1998.
He died in March 2015 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. You can find out more about his life and work at www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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