In Too Deep - Softcover

Tom Avery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184780389X ISBN 13: 9781847803894

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2013

Synopsis

"It's Father," my brother said. "He's in trouble. We've got to get him." Prince and Emmanuel are stunned to hear that someone who says she's their mother is looking for them. Can it really be her, after four long years of separation? The boys are scared and suspicious. And then there's another shock - they learn that their father is trapped in Tanzania, blackmailed by gangsters to pay off an impossible debt. The boys make a big decision - somehow they must find the money to get to Africa, bring their father home and reunite their family. Even if it means going back to stealing...

About this title

Review:

'An exciting sequel to Too Much Trouble, this sees the boys getting into a desperate situation. Exciting, pacy, dramatic - just the thing to engross the reader.'

‘An exciting, well told story with much to hold the attention of the most reluctant boy reader.’

'An exciting sequel to Too Much Trouble, this sees the boys getting into a desperate situation. Exciting, pacy, dramatic - just the thing to engross the reader.'

‘An exciting, well told story with much to hold the attention of the most reluctant boy reader.’

About the Author:

Tom Avery grew up in Lewisham and trained as a primary teacher at the University of Greenwich. He taught in South London for two years, and then in inner-city Birmingham. He is now co-ordinator of English, Communication and Language at a primary school in Kentish Town, London. He loves working with young people, helping them to develop their interests and encouraging them to think about the world around them. The issues of street crime and unaccompanied refugee children, addressed in Too Much Trouble, affect the lives of many of the children he's met through his work. Tom lives in North London with his wife and young son.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184780389X
• ISBN 13: 9781847803894
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176