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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) |
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.93 | 4880 Users | 778 Reviews
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Title | : | Cosmic |
Author | : | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First 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.Rating Regarding Books Cosmic
Ratings: 3.93 From 4880 Users | 778 ReviewsDiscuss Regarding Books Cosmic
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 hasI 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
liam-Critical Thinking-he males some very important decision when they are needed
One of the Best books I have read or even the best, it is science fiction.
Close your eyes. Lean back. Take a breath. Now think. Think about the books you read when you were a child. Think about the ones you loved. The ones you still think about sometimes. The ones that encouraged you to consider the world around you. Got them in your head? Great. Now just pluck out for me the ones that took place in outer space. Go on. I can wait. Whats that? You cant think of any significant childrens books that took place in space? Would The Little Prince count? I guess so, but
Close your eyes. Lean back. Take a breath. Now think. Think about the books you read when you were a child. Think about the ones you loved. The ones you still think about sometimes. The ones that encouraged you to consider the world around you. Got them in your head? Great. Now just pluck out for me the ones that took place in outer space. Go on. I can wait. Whats that? You cant think of any significant childrens books that took place in space? Would The Little Prince count? I guess so, but
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.
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