Hit the Road, Jack

A wonderfully original story to follow this author''s debut as a children''s author with Wipe Out. As in Wipe Out, the book follows a child through a difficult journey but humour and hope spreads through the novel, giving it that feel-good factor at the end. Jack decides to track down his father when his mother announces she is to re-marry. Jack is a bit of a geek - he''s a whizz-kid into nutritional values of food and goes to a school for gifted children. It''s this that introduces the element of humour to the novel, through his friendships at school with other equally gifted kids. During Jack''s search, he befriends a homeless Big Issue seller, plus dog, and a Black soul singer and soul music is a feature of the novel. The two men try to dissuade Jack from finding his father, since they know he lives with the a ''no-good bunch of hobos'' who live on the streets, funded by crime and even child abuse. Written in Mimi Thebo''s distinctive voice, this second novel is sure to attract attention.

Info autore

Mimi Thebo is an American of Cajun descent, now living and working in England. A lecturer at Bath Spa University, Mimi is also an author of adult books being published by Allison and Busby. Mimi and her husband have just had their first child, Libby Jo, born on March 29th 2002. They all live aboard the Crinkly Starfish, a narrow boat on the River Avon.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mimi Thebo, Thebo Mimi
• Editore: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 10 a 14 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.09.2004
• EAN: 9780007142798
• ISBN: 978-0-00-714279-8
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Categorie: JUVENILE FICTION / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, loss;family life;divorce;streetlife;child abuse;soul music;relationships;homelessness