Gli Istrici - 223: Operazione superscambio
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Alex Shearer è uno scrittore versatile la cui carriera è iniziata nella scrittura di sceneggiature televisive, ottenendo notevole successo con programmi come 'The Two of Us'. Successivamente è passato alla scrittura per bambini, con le sue storie 'Wilmot' e il romanzo 'The Greatest Store in the World' adattati per la televisione. La sua narrativa per adulti ha anche ricevuto il plauso della critica, con 'The Speed of the Dark' selezionato per il Guardian Fiction Prize. Il variegato background di Shearer, inclusi oltre trenta lavori diversi, informa la sua ricca e avvincente narrazione attraverso vari generi.






Bill thinks switching lives with Benny, the son of a world-famous footballer, for a day is going to be brilliant. But have Bill and Benny picked the wrong day to swap lives? Bill is bored with his ordinary life and Benny is tired of being in the spotlight- so why don't they just switch lives for one day? Anything's got to be better than Bill's boring life...right? But maybe being a world famous footballer's son isn't all that its cracked up to be. One thing's for sure, Bill definitely picked the wrong day to be Benny Spinks.
Hunting the skies is not for the faint-hearted. In a world where water is scarce and deadly jellyfish swim through the sky, mollycoddled teenager Christien dreams of excitement and danger. When he meets the exotic and alluring Jenine and her family of Cloud Hunters, he becomes determined to fulfil that dream
Shortlisted for Bolton's Children's Book of the Year.
Even when you have received a death sentence, you still have to live...
You'll be sorry when I'm dead. That's what Harry said to his sister before the incident with the lorry. And now he is just that - dead. Now he wishes he hadn't said it and that he could say goodbye to even his enemies. Now he's on the other side, waiting to move to the great blue yonder.
This title addresses themes like forced child labor, friendship, and malevolent adults, making it suitable for educational purposes. It encourages exploration of the genre, suspense techniques, and analysis of various writing styles.
A cosy tale of crime and canal boats, set in West London and featuring a very special calico cat. From L T Shearer, The Cat Who Caught a Killer is perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club.
Giles West has been married and faithful to his childhood sweetheart for 20 years. But now, turning 40, Giles decides that to have slept with only one partner is not to have lived. What he wants is an affair without complications or recriminations, so he decides to advertise in the personal column.
When a boy presses the wrong button on his computer, he becomes stuck inside it. He worries that his jealous sister might turn off the computer, then has to cope with a lost lemming, a computer bug and other strange creatures from computer games. Illustrated in black and white.