October 2022 Media Bites Catalogue

Spaceboy DAV I D WA L L I AMS

The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Forest MA X BR A L L I E R , I L LUS TR AT E D BY DOUGL AS HOLGAT E ‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.’ Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies. The highly-anticipated eighth book in the #1 New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and USA Today bestselling series, with over 10 million copies in print! Picking up after Quint and Dirk’s Hero Quest , the ‘Last Kids’ are happily reunited, but quickly faced with a monstrous new mission. Inside an other-dimensional fortress, the evil Thrull, alongside a vile new villain, is carrying out a sinister plan. Jack, Quint, June and Dirk must make their own plans to infiltrate the stronghold before Thrull gets any closer to completing the mysterious Tower, a structure that could ultimately spell doom for this dimension.

They had come here expecting to find a runaway orphan, but I would show them a goddess. America. The 1960s. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky, before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth,s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret? Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system. A father takes his two children on a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure into space and invites them to look back at Earth and the conflicts that have taken place since the beginning of time. This becomes a brief history of the world and a whistle-stop guide to the universe, all rolled into one - and told with Oliver Jeffers’ inimitable perspective, wit and exquisite artwork. Meanwhile Back on Earth gives a unique look at like life on Earth with a cosmic perspective - and an enduring message that what binds us together matters more than what sets us apart. A timely story for families everywhere. Meanwhile, Back on Earth OL I V E R J E F F E RS worldofwalliams.co.uk

Released: 05/10/22 BPB | 368pp AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 05/10/22 NSP | 368pp AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 05/10/22 NSH | 64 pp AU $27.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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