Shortlisted for the Children's Book Award 2023 | Longlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2023 ages 7-10
Meet Ollie Spark, a boy who can fix any machine and is happiest when holding a spanner. Ollie is the star of Demon Headmaster author Gillian Cross’s new book and, not surprisingly, it runs like clockwork. After Ollie is accidentally locked into the boot of his thriller-writing Aunt Caz’s van he is caught up in an amazing adventure. Emerging into a mysterious country, he is mistaken for a spy, adopted by a lovable dog, and recruited into the local eco-resistance! The events are illustrated, brilliantly, by Alan Snow and it makes for hugely enjoyable reading. If you like gadgets, adventures and the unexpected, you’ll love this!
Machines, mysteries and mayhem - this must be a case for OLLIE SPARK! Ollie Spark loves mending machines and solving mysteries. But he gets more than he bargained for when fixing Aunt Caz's van throws him into a real-life spy adventure!
Ollie is whisked away to a mysterious city with strange plants, an unknown language and suspicious people round every corner. With the help of Gasket, his new dog best friend, he sets off on a mission to save the city - and Aunt Caz - from disaster. Can Ollie fix things before it's too late?!
