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Ordinary boy. Big fibs. Giant rocket. Unexpected cosmic adventure!
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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    10 December 2024

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Summary

‘He has something of Roald Dahl’s magic, but more heart’ - Sunday Telegraph

A stunning cover by Steven Lenton for the paperback edition of Cosmic, the laugh-out-loud space adventure by bestselling, award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

Liam Digby wanted to see the world, but not quite like this … He’s just an ordinary twelve-year-old. A very, very TALL ordinary twelve-year-old. Some people even think he’s a grown-up.

This is the incredible story of how Liam told some fibs…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035042524
ISBN-10:1035042525
Author:Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:10 December 2024
Weight:272g
Dimensions:25mm x 131mm x 198mm
Audience Age:9-11
A-Format
B-Format
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce - ISBN: 9781035042524
131 × 198 mm
C-Format
A4
mm / in
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Funny, engaging and in the end rather moving. – Charlie Higson * Guardian *
Five-laughs-a-page, fall-off-the-chair funny. – Mail on Sunday * Mail on Sunday *
A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl’s magic, but more heart. – Sunday Telegraph * Sunday Telegraph *
An exciting, funny story that you don’t want to put down. – Jemima Simm, aged 11 * First News *

About The Author

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Frank Cottrell-Boyce has written many award-winning children’s books including Millions, Framed, Cosmic and Noah’s Gold. He’s also written films - including Millions, and Kensuke’s Kingdom - and helped create big events like the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. He lives by the sea in Liverpool. On a clear day he can see Blackpool Tower from the end of his road. On cloudy days he worries that it might have disappeared.

Steven Lenton is a multi-award-winning illustrator, originally from Cheshire, now working from his studios in Brighton and London with his dog, Big Eared Bob. He has illustrated many children’s books including How To Grow A Unicorn by Rachel Morrisroe, The Taylor Turbochaser by David Baddiel, The Hundred And One Dalmatians adapted by Peter Bently, the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series by Tracey Corderoy and the Sainsbury’s Prize-winning The Nothing To See Here Hotel series written by Steven Butler. He has illustrated two World Book Day titles and regularly appears at literary festivals and live events across the UK. He has also written the multi award-nominated young fiction series Genie and Teeny.

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