The Eighteenth Emergency - Softcover

Byars, Betsy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782955348 ISBN 13: 9781782955344

Publisher: Red Fox, 2015

Synopsis

Magical storytelling, perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney, David Walliams and Roald Dahl.

Mouse has a plan for every emergency. He knows how to survive a fall from a plane, what to do in quicksand, and how to bewilder a charging bull. But nohing - nobody - could be prepared for Marv Hammerman. Marv Hammerman, Neanderthal man, is twice as big as anyone else in the class, and when he is out to get someone, he usually succeeds.

A timeless, poignant and funny story about bullying from Newbery Medal-Winner Betsy Byars.

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Review:

"My favourite children’s book ever is probably The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s Magical Storytelling. And yet there are no explosions, no flying castles, no aliens plotting to take over Norway. It’s just the small story of a cheeky boy who’s in trouble with the school bully. But you really care about that boy. You feel you know him. You’re right there rooting for him."

"A beautiful, poignant and funny story of school bullies and how to deal with them."

"The best bullying story ever, Betsy Byars's The Eighteenth Emergency manages to be very funny indeed without for a moment under-estimating its horrors or significance of the victim's feelings as he struggles for survival."

"I have read The Eighteenth Emergency many times over the years, and it remains to me wholly contemporary and not dated in any way. I still think this is one of the best children’s books ever written."

Book Description:

'One of the best children's books ever written' - Lauren Child

A fresh new edition of this timeless, poignant and funny story about bullying - perfect for WIMPY KID fans and a must read for all children battling through the middle school years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Fox
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1782955348
• ISBN 13: 9781782955344
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192