Boom!

Hardback Published on: 03/09/2009
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Synopsis

From the moment that Jim and his best friend Charlie bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way. But what does 'spudvetch' mean, and why do Mr Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent blue light when Charlie says it to him? Perhaps Kidd and Pearce are bank robbers talking in code. Perhaps they're spies. Perhaps they're aliens. Whatever they are, Jimbo and Charlie are determined to find out. There really is an adventure on its way. A nuclear-powered, one hundred-ton adventure with reclining seats and a buffet car. And as it gathers speed and begins to spin out of control, it can only end in one way ...with a BOOM. Note: This book was first published in 1992 under the title "Gridzbi Spudvetch!" It has now been completely re-written (Mark has changed pretty much every sentence one way or another) and given a new title that is much easier to pronounce.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Random House Children's Publishers UK
  • ISBN: 9780385616294
  • Dimensions: 197 x 141 x 20 mm
  • Weight: 290g

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Boom!
Good book
This as a good book, probably not one of the best I have read, but a good book all the same. The mysterious man in the coffee shop really drew me in, and t... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club
Boom!
Very good
I think Boom is a surprisingly good book that always leaves the reader hanging in the air after every chapter. I really enjoyed this book and I recommend i... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club
Boom!
I was rolling on the floor with laughter
Absolutely hilarious. I was rolling on the floor with laughter. This book is a real must for everyone 7-11. Follow the narrator and his annoying sister Bec... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club
Boom!
Hilarious book with great characters
When every day people like policemen, waiters, teachers and normal people like you see in the streets have a notebook with strange letters in, and an abili... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club
Boom!
Not quite my thing
Boom is about two schoolboys who discover that two of their teachers seem to be in a mysterious society that speaks a kind of Gobbledegook code language. ... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club
Boom!
Very exciting with a well thought-out plot
'Boom' is a very good book. It is very exciting and has a brilliant plot. It is about a boy called Jimbo who is having quite a bad life at school. He and h... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club
Boom!
It was extremely funny
I loved BOOM! It was extremely funny. The chapter titles really caught my attention and were funny. The wrist bonds were crazy! I really liked this book! M... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club
Boom!
Great for children who like comedy and adventure
I liked all of the book and thought it was very adventurous! The monkey-spiders are so cool but sound kind of weird! My favourite part of the book was when... READ MORE
Waterstones Richmond Junior Review Club