Awards

• Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Award 2016 (UK)
• Short-listed for Dudley Teen Book Award 2015 (UK)
• Short-listed for Leeds Book Awards 2016 (UK)
• Short-listed for Peter's Book Of the Year Award 2016 (UK)
• Short-listed for Redbridge Children's Book Award 2016 (UK)
• Shortlisted for Leicestershire Libraries Our Best Book Award 2016.
• Shortlisted for Peters Book of the Year: Teen Fiction 2016.
• Shortlisted for Redbridge Children's Book Award: Teenage Category 2016.
• Shortlisted for Worcestershire Teen Book Award 2016.

Overview

CBBC Book of the Month, June 2017 Perfect for fans of David Walliams, Roald Dahl and Liz Pichon, this is a hilarious and warm-hearted story about family, friends and wrestling by multi-award-shortlisted author Phil Earle, illustrated by award-winning artist, Sara Ogilvie. This is the story of Jake Biggs and his dad, George. George spends all week knocking down buildings ... and all weekend knocking down wrestlers! He's the Demolition Man, and Jake couldn't be prouder. But when Jake hears about a pro-wrestling competition in the USA, and persuades his beloved dad to apply, things don't quite turn out the way he expected ... Phil Earle's first novel for younger readers of 9-11, DEMOLITION DAD is DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD in Spandex, a book bursting with humour and heart. Perfect for Father's Day this June!

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9781444013863

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A war story, a love story, a wonderfully real story Phil Earle is capable of portraying the teenage world with such sensitivity and power that he should be a must-read author for today's young adults - DAILY TELEGRAPH on Saving Daisy A book that will move you as well as make you laugh - THE BOOKBAG on The Bubble-Wrap Boy Phil BOOKCRUSHER Earle has written one, funny, fabulous, pile driving BLAST of a book. (Read it in Lycra for full wrestling experience.) - Liz Pichon

Phil BOOKCRUSHER Earle has written one, funny, fabulous, pile driving BLAST of a book.(Read it in Lycra for full wrestling experience.) LIZ PICHON, author of TOM GATES Sara Ogilvie's beautifully drawn illustrations add real life and humour DAVID TAZZYMAN, illustrator of MR GUM The funniest book I've read this year. It's a wonderful mix of heart, wit and wrestling Lycra KATHERINE RUNDELL, author of ROOFTOPPERS Warm, funny and heartfelt ROBIN STEVENS, author of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE

Phil BOOKCRUSHER Earle has written one, funny, fabulous, pile driving BLAST of a book.(Read it in Lycra for full wrestling experience.) LIZ PICHON, author of TOM GATES This is a gloriously life-affirming novel: funny, sensitive, intelligent and with a heart as big as George's waistline Daily Mail Sara Ogilvie's beautifully drawn illustrations add real life and humour DAVID TAZZYMAN, illustrator of MR GUM The funniest book I've read this year. It's a wonderful mix of heart, wit and wrestling Lycra KATHERINE RUNDELL, author of ROOFTOPPERS Warm, funny and heartfelt ROBIN STEVENS, author of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE ...Masses of humou.r, heart, some cracking jokes and moments of real poignancy -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller Phil Earle deals with this aspect of the story with great sensitivity, and it is this that raises this book from being a great read to being a Powerslam-DaddySplash-Piledriver of a read. BOOKZONE4BOYS

Phil BOOKCRUSHER Earle has written one, funny, fabulous, pile driving BLAST of a book.(Read it in Lycra for full wrestling experience.) LIZ PICHON, author of TOM GATES Sara Ogilvie's beautifully drawn illustrations add real life and humour DAVID TAZZYMAN, illustrator of MR GUM The funniest book I've read this year. It's a wonderful mix of heart, wit and wrestling Lycra KATHERINE RUNDELL, author of ROOFTOPPERS Warm, funny and heartfelt ROBIN STEVENS, author of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE ...Masses of humou.r, heart, some cracking jokes and moments of real poignancy -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller Phil Earle deals with this aspect of the story with great sensitivity, and it is this that raises this book from being a great read to being a Powerslam-DaddySplash-Piledriver of a read. BOOKZONE4BOYS

Author Information

Phil Earle (Author) Phil Earle was born in the great city of Hull in 1974, and spent the next eighteen years playing a lot of sport, messing around in plays and trying to sing in bands. He has had jobs as a care worker in a residential kids' home and a bookseller, and now works as sales and marketing director for David Fickling books. In 2016, Phil was appointed as Reading charity BookTrust's new writer-in-residence. He lives on a hill in Yorkshire with his wife and three children and his favourite place to write is on the bus. Visit Phil's website, www.philearle.com, or follow him on twitter @philearle.

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