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Brilliant
Roddy Doyle
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Description for Brilliant
Paperback. A 'brilliant' middle-grade magical adventure from the world-famous author of The Commitments and The Guts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Gloria and Rayzer must save their Uncle Ben. The black dog has got him. At least, that's what they heard their granny say. And she says it's taken Dublin's funny bone too. As Uncle Ben's Dublin business fails, it's clear to Gloria and Rayzer that something is wrong. He just isn't his usual cheerful self. So when the children overhear their granny saying that the Black Dog has settled on Ben's back and he won't be OK until it's gone, they decide they're going to get rid of it. Gathering all their courage the ... Read more
Gloria and Rayzer must save their Uncle Ben. The black dog has got him. At least, that's what they heard their granny say. And she says it's taken Dublin's funny bone too. As Uncle Ben's Dublin business fails, it's clear to Gloria and Rayzer that something is wrong. He just isn't his usual cheerful self. So when the children overhear their granny saying that the Black Dog has settled on Ben's back and he won't be OK until it's gone, they decide they're going to get rid of it. Gathering all their courage the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447248774
SKU
9781447248774
Shipping Time
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About Roddy Doyle
Bestselling author Roddy Doyle is acclaimed across the world. He was born in Dublin in 1958 and still lives there today. Much of his work, including Brilliant, is set in the city and is about the unexpected, and often challenging, lives of ordinary Irish people - but it appeals to readers all over the world. Roddy Doyle ... Read more
Reviews for Brilliant
This book lives up to its title. . . told with Doyle's characteristic humour.
Tracey McHardy, NetGalley User & Waterstones Bookseller
A lovely, hopeful story. Took me a while to decide on the target audience and then realised: everyone.
Caroline Fielding, Librarian and 2014 Chair of the CILIP YLG London
An uplifting book with lots of ... Read more
Tracey McHardy, NetGalley User & Waterstones Bookseller
A lovely, hopeful story. Took me a while to decide on the target audience and then realised: everyone.
Caroline Fielding, Librarian and 2014 Chair of the CILIP YLG London
An uplifting book with lots of ... Read more