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How to Stop the End of the World
- Author
- Tom Mitchell
- Narrator
- Jot Davies
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 14 March 2024
- Run Time
- 7 hours 6 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Colin Coleridge is facing a long, boring summer holiday with NOTHING to do. But when he notices some weird markings outside his house, and some strangers acting VERY suspiciously in his neighbour’s garden, he decides to investigate.
And before too long, Colin and his new friend Lucy have found themselves caught up in a mission involving an ancient sword, a mysterious curse, and a plan to SAVE THE WORLD…
Hilarious, fast-paced, and action-packed, How to Stop the End of the World is an apocalyptically funny adventure for readers aged 9+, from the highly-acclaimed author of Escape from Camp Boring and When Things Went Wild.
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Praise for When Things Went Wild:
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‘Mitchell is well aware of what will make kids laugh. An observant and captivatingly funny story’
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
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Details
- Author
- Tom Mitchell
- Narrator
- Jot Davies
- Duration
- 7 hours 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 March 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008597269
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Colin Coleridge is facing a long, boring summer holiday with NOTHING to do. But when he notices some weird markings outside his house, and some strangers acting VERY suspiciously in his neighbour’s garden, he decides to investigate. And before too long, Colin and his new friend Lucy have found themselves caught up in a mission involving an ancient sword, a mysterious curse, and a plan to SAVE THE WORLD… Hilarious, fast-paced, and action-packed, How to Stop the End of the World is an apocalyptically funny adventure for readers aged 9+, from the highly-acclaimed author of Escape from Camp Boring and When Things Went Wild.
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