The Blockbusters!

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Year 6 goes to Hollywood!

Hilarious and heart-warming adventure by bestselling, award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

When new boy Rafa and his friends accidentally stray onto the set of a major Hollywood blockbuster, the last thing they expect is to become extras. Rafa’s likeness to the famous movie star, BB, gives him VIP access to all areas, including the banquet of catering doughnuts!

While Rafa is getting a glimpse into the glamorous world of celebrity, his big brother has gone on the run - and is becoming famous for the wrong reasons. Luckily, the film crew’s next location might just bring the two boys closer. It’s up to Rafa to keep acting the part so that they can get back together - and home.

Critics Review

A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart
Sunday Telegraph
A gloriously funny, poignant caper about celebrity, Hollywood glamour, a lost home and a missing brother . . . pure joy.
Amanda Craig
Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s writing shines brighter than an LED and his latest middle grade novel, The Blockbusters!, is more entertaining than a multiplex full of Oscar winners! This author has a unique talent for combining jokes, wisdom, and human relationships with a warmth and kindness that bring a smile to your face, new ideas to your brain and a glow to your heart.
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The author’s experience as a screenwriter brings added humour and authenticity to this thrill ride, which is full of warmth, wit and action – with a surprising final twist.
Daily Mail
Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an absolute genius at creating larger-than-life tales which seem utterly plausible.. Bursting with humour and accompanied by lively black-and-white drawings, this is a compelling read.
BookTrust
Featuring Lenton’s brilliantly vibrant illustrations and with fascinating insights into the thrills and chaos of film-making, The Blockbusters! will keep readers gasping and giggling right through to the final scene.
Lancashire Evening Post

With the author’s authentic insight and the addition of some great illustrations this book is
incredible, funny, glittering, full of adventure and heart

Armadillo
Action-packed
Daily Mail best children's books for holiday reading
Readers in search of a wildly inventive story from an author of such talent need look no further. Steven Lenton’s black and white illustrations add an extra treat.
Books for Keeps
The Blockbusters! is a captivating blend of comedy, adventure and lunacy as his hero Rafa’s striking likeness to a film star gives him and his friends access to a banquet of doughnuts – and trouble.
New Statesman

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