A robber was running.
Dressed from head to foot in black, the shadowy figure came hurtling through the streets. Right across the town centre, shoving early shoppers and dog-walkers out of the way, with only one thought - to escape ...
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Seventeen banks and a jeweller’s have been raided. The police are baffled, but only Ben knows the truth – his Maths teacher, Miss Judson, is really a safecracker!
With police and her gangster boyfriend Al on their trail, Miss Judson and Ben go on the run. But Al needs them for one last job...
This new novel from award-winning children’s and YA author Rob Keeley is a quick and breathless read, a comedy crime thriller that will enthral the young reader and keep the pages turning! Perfect for confident readers, reluctant readers or as a holiday gift.
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When I was a girl at school, many moons ago, I often wondered what my teachers were like outside of school. For Ben, the main character in the book, he discovers that his Maths teacher is a bank robber!
Such a delightful premise for this book, and I enjoyed every word. It is humourous in the style in which it has been written, and middle grade children will love this story.
It is a fun and fast paced story that even the most reluctant of readers will enjoy. There is so much to grab their attention. Not only discovering that his teacher is a bank robber, but he goes on the run with her, encounters a gangster and joins a circus. I cannot imagine the child that will not revel in such a wonderful plot.
My own sons would have loved this when they were young. It's short chapters and comedic quality, along with it's pithy plot will appeal to most children in the middle grade age range. A super book which I highly recommend for the intended age range.
ISBN: 978 1805141877
Publisher: Matador
Formats: e-book and paperback
No. of Pages: 80 (paperback)
About the Author:
Rob has been writing stories and plays since he was a kid and used to lie on the hearthrug and write with a smudgy pen. In March 2011 Troubadour published his first book, The Alien in the Garage and Other Stories, a book of short stories for children. He has now published thirteen books for children and they have been honoured with a win at the Georgina Hawtrey-Woore Awards and have been longlisted for the inaugural Bath Children's Novel Award and the International Rubery Book Award, Highly Commended for the Independent Author Book Award and nominated for the People's Book Prize. His first novel for adults, a murder mystery called Death At Friar's Inn, was published in 2022.
His first ever published work was an article for a local magazine for the disabled (he's a wheelchair user) when he was fifteen, and his first broadcast work was for Chain Gang and Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra. In 2016 and 2017 he was a judge for the IGGY and Litro Young Writers' Prize. He is a patron of the Children's Media Foundation. In 2019 his one-act stage comedy, Mr Everyone, was listed for the Alfred Bradley and Kenneth Branagh Awards. During lockdown he was Children's Writer in Residence at the Stay at Home Literary Festival, and held online school workshops as part of Liverpool Writes.
He studied Law at university and has worked in offices and done voluntary work in schools, including storytelling and helping kids with their reading. He offers author workshops and has a Certificate and a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing from Lancaster University. He lives in Wirral, Merseyside and his hobbies include reading, quiz nights (as a competitor or hosting), doing magic tricks (quite badly), playing the odd bit of keyboard (worse), theatre, TV and going out with friends.
(book and media courtesy of the author)
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