Andy Mulligan crafts narratives that explore themes of injustice and human resilience. His work delves into complex ethical questions through the experiences of characters confronting adversity. Mulligan's style is marked by its urgency and profound understanding of the human psyche. Through his writing, he aims to illuminate marginalized voices and highlight the universal quest for dignity and hope.
Soon to be made into a film, Raphael, Gardo and Rat are three street kids who sort through mountains of trash for anything they can sell or recycle. When they come across a mysterious bag amongst the rubbish, containing a key and a wallet, they are soon on the run, using their wits and quick tongues to stay ahead of the police.
This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) fiction short story collection ...Joe McGinty lives in a dangerous world. Well, he does on Thursdays, when he becomes Lizard Seven, a secret agent sent on exciting missions that never turn out quite as he expects ...
The amazing final term at the madcap Ribblestrop Towers - from the Guardian prize-winning author of Return to Ribblestrop.
The hilarious sequel to Ribblestrop, and winner of the 2011 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
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
Originally published: London: David Fickling Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Publisher, c2013.
A dilapidated school with the most unpromising of pupils and eccentric of teachers, led by an educational maverick - anything could happen!
'A SLUMDOG, FEEL-GOOD TREASURE FIND' Daily Mail Now adapted into a Bafta-nominated film directed by Steven Daldry and written by Richard Curtis. Raphael lives on a dumpsite, eking out a living sifting through rubbish. One unlucky-lucky day, he makes an extraordinary and deadly discovery. Now he and his two friends, Gardo and Rat, are wanted by the corrupt forces that run the city and will stop at nothing to get back what they've lost. From the slums to the mansions of the elite, it's going to take all of their quick-thinking and fast-talking to stay ahead. And to stay alive.
