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The Beast Beyond the Fence
The Breakfast Club Adventures (Book 1)
- Narrator
- Kenton Thomas
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 26 May 2022
- Run Time
- 2 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer)
What to expect
Celebrate Halloween with Marcus and friends in the first Breakfast Club Investigators mystery!
This spooky adventure is the first exciting book in the series by England International footballer and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE. Inspired by Marcus's own experiences growing up!
When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite football over the school fence, he knows he's never getting it back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But when Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast Club Investigators, he is soon pulled into an exciting adventure with his new mates Stacey, Lise and Asim to find out what is lurking on the other side of the fence – and get his football back!
Written with Alex Falase-Koya and packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence is the perfect book for children aged 8+.
Join the Breakfast Club Investigators on more adventures in The Ghoul in the School and The Phantom Thief.
Critics Review
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A super-fun story about friendship, community and having exciting adventures.
The Week Junior’s Children’s Book of the Week
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A great story of developing young friendships, delving into some of the issues children of this age group may be facing, and helping them find the tools they need to grow with confidence.
The Liverpool Echo Children's Book of the Week
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The third title in the Marcus Rashford Book Club marks the fiction debut of the international footballer and food poverty campaigner himself, as a group of self-styled Breakfast Club Investigators take the twelve-year-old Marcus under their wing.
Waterstones Best Children's Books 2022
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if there’s ever a book likely to encourage football fans to pick up a book, this is it!
Good Housekeeping - Top 50 Books Every Child Should Read
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Details
- Author
- Marcus Rashford, illustrated by Marta Kissi
- Narrator
- Kenton Thomas
- Duration
- 2 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529091540
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer)
Synopsis
Celebrate Halloween with Marcus and friends in the first Breakfast Club Investigators mystery!This spooky adventure is the first exciting book in the series by England International footballer and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE. Inspired by Marcus's own experiences growing up!When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite football over the school fence, he knows he's never getting it back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But when Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast Club Investigators, he is soon pulled into an exciting adventure with his new mates Stacey, Lise and Asim to find out what is lurking on the other side of the fence – and get his football back!Written with Alex Falase-Koya and packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence is the perfect book for children aged 8+.Join the Breakfast Club Investigators on more adventures in The Ghoul in the School and The Phantom Thief.
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