Andy Mulligan

A new book from the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize When Tom meets Spider, he thinks he has found a friend for life. But their friendship doesn't run smoothly; Spider can't help being a naughty puppy, while Tom has to deal with his parents' separation, the pressure of a new school and a bully's unwanted attention. But when Tom and Spider become separated, they learn that they are far braver and more determined than anyone could have imagined. And in losing each other, they discover an unbreakable bond of love.

When your school's motto is "Life is dangerous," you know that anything can happen--and everything does This raucous tale of education gone awry is "rollicking, ridiculous, and captivating," according a Bulletin starred review. There's no school that's quite like Ribblestrop, complete with roofless dormitories, distracted teachers, and a perilous underground labyrinth. And then there are the students You'll meet Sanchez, a Colombian gangster's son hiding from kidnappers; Millie, an outcast arsonist and self-confessed wild child; Caspar, the landlady's spoiled grandson; the helpful but hapless Sam and his best friend Ruskin, plus a handful of orphans from overseas who are just happy to have beds--even if they are located in the roofless part of the building. With the "crazy-school appeal of Hogwarts and the grim humor of Lemony Snicket" (The Independent), Ribblestrop, which was awarded the Children's Fiction Prize by The Guardian, is sure to delight the most mischievous among us.

How would you feel if you woke up and found another head growing out of your neck? A living, breathing, TALKING head, with a rude, sharp tongue and an evil sense of humour. It knows all your darkest thoughts and it’s not afraid to say what it thinks . . . to ANYBODY. That's what happens to eleven-year-old Richard Westlake, and life becomes very, very complicated. Part thriller, part horror, part comedy – this is one of the most riveting novels about fear and friendship that you will ever read. Andy Mulligan won the 2011 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and his international bestseller, Trash, is now a major film – directed by Stephen Daldry and with screenplay by Richard Curtis.

NOW A MAJOR FILM BY STEPHEN DALDRY AND RICHARD CURTISRaphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it. Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael's world turns upside down.

'A SLUMDOG, FEEL-GOOD TREASURE FIND' Daily MailNow adapted into a Bafta-nominated film directed by Steven Daldry and written by Richard Curtis. Raphael lives on a dumpsite, eking out a living sifting through rubbish.

This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) fiction short story collection … Joe McGinty lives in a dangerous world. Well, he does on Thursdays, when he becomes Lizard Seven, a secret agent sent on exciting missions that never turn out quite as he expects …

Elämänhalua pulppuava veijaritarina ihmisistä, joiden on elettävä järkyttävän todellisessa maailmassa. Neljätoistavuotiaat Raphael, Gardo ja Rotta ovat kaatopaikan poikia: he ovat eläneet koko elämänsä jättimäisellä jätevuorella. Kierrätyskelpoisen jätteen myyminen on elinehto eikä vaikuta siltä, että heidän elämänsä tulisi koskaan muuttumaan Kunnes eräänä onnekkaana epäonnenpäivänä he löytävät tappavan salaisuuden. Nahkalaukussa on vain lompakko, kartta ja avain koordinaatit erään rikoksen jäljille. Poliisi on valmis maksamaan löydöstä, mutta poikakolmikko päättää selvittää mysteerin itse. Tästä alkaa painajaismainen ajojahti, jossa pojat saavat käyttää kaiken nokkeluutensa selvitäkseen hengissä. Andy Mulligan on englantilainen opettaja ja teatteriohjaaja, jonka teosta on verrattu Vikas Swarupin Slummien miljonääriin. Romaanista tehdyn elokuvan ensi-ilta oli tammikuussa 2014!