Frank Cottrell Boyce
Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.93 | 4880 Users | 778 Reviews
Present Regarding Books Cosmic
| Title | : | Cosmic |
| Author | : | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | July 30th 2008 by MacMillan UK (first published May 15th 2008) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Adventure. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Young Adult. Humor |
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Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force defying Cosmic rollercoaster - or be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up.Point Books In Pursuance Of Cosmic
| Original Title: | Cosmic |
| ISBN: | 1405054646 (ISBN13: 9781405054645) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Liam Digby, Florida Kirby, Dinah Drax, Edhem 'Eddie' Xanadu, Hassan Xandu, Monsieur Martinet, Maximum 'Max' Martinet, Samson One Toure, Samson Two, Alan Bean, Lorraine Sass, Ibiza Kirby, Orlando Kirby |
| Literary Awards: | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Nominee (2008), Manchester Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2009), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2009) |
Rating Regarding Books Cosmic
Ratings: 3.93 From 4880 Users | 778 ReviewsCritique Regarding Books Cosmic
I read this with my 10 year old son for his book club run through a local independent book store, and we really enjoyed it! It is a genuinely humorous and well-written middle grade book. No surprise as the club facilitator is an absolute book genius when it comes to kids and YA titles.I don't know whether to be surprised or not to find that none of the other parents read the book. Am I unusual for reading the books my kids are reading? Genuine question. I just like to enjoy the books with themI read this book aloud to my nine year old daughter and Cosmic was in parts 'totally cosmic'. This was a strange book, the main character is a 12 yo boy who is very tall, has some facial hair and often gets confused as an adult. The characters are from a small town called Bootle in England, which is somewhere near Liverpool I believe. So I needed to watch a bit of Red Dwarf to practice my Liverpudlian accent before we started. The young lad enters a competition with Drax World, a mobile phone
Here's my blog post:A few years ago I fell hard for Millions, Frank Cotrell Boyces first book for children. The outlandish situation (two boys feverishly spending large amounts of money), the characterizations (particularly of the two boys and their father), the subtle handling of the big emotional and theological themes (of grief and faith), the laugh-out-loud humorous moments (my favorite being the playground economy), and the remarkable voice of narrator Damian (the younger of the two boys)
Loved this book! As usual with Frank C-B it is full of comic set-pieces, that could be little short stories on their own. But it also has emotional depth, and the ending is brilliant. A joy to read, especially out loud.
One of the Best books I have read or even the best, it is science fiction.
Recap: Liam doesn't quite fit in. He is twelve-years-old, but he looks... well... like a dad. A lot of the time, this works to his advantage. On the first day of middle school, his principal thought he was a teacher and introduced him in the school assembly. Once he went to a car dealership, and the salesman almost let him take a Porche out for a test drive.When Liam finds out he has won a contest to be the first on a brand new thrill ride at an amusement park, he's ecstatic! So what if he has
This book is what happens when you take a Roald-Dahl-style premise and give it a heart. It's warm, humorous, and told in a fantastically convincing middle grade voice. In an unusual turn for a middle grade novel, it's also a reflection on fatherhood, and as our young protagonist attempts to be "dadly," (why? long story) readers are reminded of how awesome dads really are.
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