New Releases by Andy Mulligan

Tom gets a puppy he calls Spider, it changes both their lives. Tom finally has a special friend all of his own - which is just what he needs as he struggles with a difficult new school and trouble at home. Dog is a book about trust, standing up for yourself, and learning to love

Conheça Ribolópolis, uma escola como nenhuma outra: situada em uma mansão caindo aos pedaços, tem um diretor cujas ideias são pra lá de malucas. Mas os alunos também não são flor que se cheire, como a incendiária e o filho do gângster. Dentro dessa rotina nada convencional, tudo muda quando um deles descobre um grande segredo que se esconde no subterrâneo de Ribolópolis.

Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 2012.

A new school year means new trouble in this rollicking sequel to Ribblestrop, which has the “crazy-school appeal of Hogwarts and the grim humor of Lemony Snicket” (The Independent). The headmaster at Ribblestrop is hoping for a bit more organization as a new term gets underway. But secrets remain buried, the new Chaplain is not all that he seems, and a truckload of circus animals has taken refuge in the school grounds. There’s also a new student who’s a soccer protégé, not to mention a pregnant panther and an escaped crocodile. Basically, things are about to go from bad to worse at Ribblestrop. Can Millie, Sanchez, and the gang help save the day once more?

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 on tehty myös elokuva!

Raphaël Fernandez a 14 ans. Il est trashboy – garçon-poubelle – comme Gardo, son copain. Ensemble ils ramassent du papier, du plastique, des boîtes en fer dans la décharge près de leur bidonville. Sans doute sont-ils condamnés à évoluer toute leur vie dans ces montagnes d’ordures, quand, un jour, parmi ces tonnes de déchets, Raphaël trouve une sacoche en cuir, avec quelques pesos, une carte d’identité, des photos, une clé... Une sacoche que la police veut à tout prix récupérer. Corruption, trafic de faux billets, disparitions en série : voilà Raphaël et ses amis embarqués dans une aventure qui les dépasse et qui risque de les conduire au mieux en prison, au pire six pieds sous terre. Mais quand on vit depuis toujours au milieu des ordures, que risque-t-on vraiment ? Plus qu’une version latino de Slumdog millionnaire, un thriller réussi sur fond de corruption et d’injustice. Phosphore.

KatKat''s wangled a position with the team that looks after mega-rock star Snowy Cosgrove. The Tuttle twins are going to be journalist. Leela''s got a placement in a hospital. Spud''s doing drains (his dream). And Vicky''s going to make sandwiches for a law firm. But when Vicky spills coffee on a lawyer''s laptop, and takes it to a friend to clean up, they discover something truly appalling. And find themselves on the inside of a hurtling adventure involving a dying boy, some corrupt lawyers, hair-raising surgery and a rock concert beamed to the entire world.

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.

Two heads are always better than one - isn''t that how the saying goes? Well that''s not how Richard feels, when he wakes up to discover he''s grown a second head. It wouldn''t be so bad if the second head was as calm and reasonable as Richard, but he isn''t. Rude, rebellious and difficult, Rikki makes Richard''s life impossible. On the football pitch, they''re brilliant, working together to score goal after goal. But at home and at school they''re in constant opposition and when Rikki sabotages the school debate on live television, he launches them on a rollercoaster journey to self destruction. On the run from the sinister Dr Warren, the two heads are forced to work together. Fleeing to the mountains of Wales, they''re pursued to the top of the highest peak by a crack team of commandoes. Only a miracle can save them ...

Traditional Chinese edition of Trash, a futuristic novel about a group of kids who were digging through the garbage at a dump outside a large city in a third world country. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

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