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OverviewDylan, in love with classmate Alice, who lives next door, despairs of ever impressing her after his father, their hated maths teacher, shouts at her to keep her goldador quiet. When Bouncer goes missing, he seizes his chance. Outside Number Twenty-four, home of the mysterious Professor Pringle, he finds Bouncer's collar. And a talking dog. He persuades a reluctant Alice to enter but gets more than he bargained for when the teens are transported to Dogtopia where human and dog roles are reversed, and Alice becomes Bouncer's pet. Here he must prove his worth by rescuing his annoying young sister, Caitlin, turned duck by the evil Scissorman. First, however, they must help free Bosona, Top Dog, Pringle's owner and Bouncer's new love, but whom can they trust, and where is Ben, Alice's beloved brother? Shy Dylan's confidence grows as his bravery is revealed, but how can he ever replace Colin in Alice's heart? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Oliver EadePublisher: Silver Quill Publishing Imprint: Silver Quill Publishing Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9781912513536ISBN 10: 1912513536 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 04 October 2019 Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationOliver, a doctor, and seven times SOMW Creative Writing Competition winner, has written since 2005. SCPSW 2010 'Writer of the Year', many of his short stories won awards, some published as 'Walls of Words'. His debut children's novel, Moon Rabbit, described in the Sunday Express as: '...Perfect to be read aloud to children of all ages...' was a 2007 WAAYB New Novel Competition winner and long-listed for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.' The sequel, Monkey King's Revenge, was 2012 People's Book Prize finalist. His debut adult historical novel, A Single Petal, won the 2012 Local Legend Spiritual Writing Competition, and was reviewed in The Herald: '... Carefully researched, well plotted and more full-blooded than you might expect, A Single Petal's spiritual dimension is solidly grounded in traditional narrative rules.' His young adult novel, The Kelpie's Eyes, won the 2018 Georgina Hawtrey-Woore Award. He has now written four middle-grade novels, five young adult, including a trilogy. and three adult novels. Also a playwright, his take on Schrödinger's Cat, 'The Other Cat', won the 2018 Segora International One Act Play Competition. Sometimes he uses fantasy or magical realism as a story framework. Oliver is also interested in drama, has written twelve plays, of which three were short- or long-listed in open competition. In 2012, 'The Gap' another play, shortlisted in open competition, went on tour in Scotland. Oliver has held writing workshops in schools across the world. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |