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Cosmic
Cosmic
paperback
Published:
21 February, 2019
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Description
It's one giant leap for all boy-kind in Frank Cottrell Boyce's out-of-this-world story: Cosmic.
Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force-defying Cosmic rollercoaster – or to be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up.
This edition of Cosmic includes bonus material and discussion questions from Frank Cottrell Boyce and features fantastic cover artwork from Steven Lenton.
Prizes
Short-listed for The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2009 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781529008777 |
| ISBN10 | 1529008778 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 282 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 197 x 27 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Funny, engaging and in the end rather moving. -- Charlie Higson * Guardian *
A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart. -- Sunday Telegraph * Sunday Telegraph *
An exciting, funny story that you don't want to put down. -- Jemima Simm, aged 11 * First News *
Five-laughs-a-page, fall-off-the-chair funny. -- Mail on Sunday * Mail on Sunday *
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Author's Bio
Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Children's Book Laurate 2024–2026, is a multi award-winning children’s book author and screenwriter. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal.
He is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, Cosmic, Framed, The Astounding Broccoli Boy and Runaway Robot. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Fiction Award (now the Costa Book Award) and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth was shortlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal and selected for the inaugural WHSmith Tom Fletcher Book Club.
Frank is a judge for the 500 Words competition and the BBC's One Show As You Write It competition. Along with Danny Boyle, he devised the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. He has written for the hit TV series Dr Who and was the screenwriter for the hit film Goodbye Christopher Robin.