Alex Shearer Boeken

25 juni 1949

Alex Shearer is een veelzijdige schrijver wiens carrière begon met het schrijven van scripts voor televisie, waarmee hij aanzienlijk succes behaalde met programma's als 'The Two of Us'. Vervolgens heeft hij zich toegelegd op het schrijven voor kinderen, waarbij zijn 'Wilmot'-verhalen en de roman 'The Greatest Store in the World' voor televisie zijn bewerkt. Zijn fictie voor volwassenen heeft ook kritische bijval gekregen, met 'The Speed of the Dark' dat werd genomineerd voor de Guardian Fiction Prize. Shearers diverse achtergrond, waaronder meer dan dertig verschillende banen, voedt zijn rijke en meeslepende verhalen in verschillende genres.

The great switcheroonie : Bill, Benny's boots and bling!

The great switcheroonie : Bill, Benny's boots and bling!
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
4,2(5)Tarief
Bill thinks switching lives with Benny, the son of a world-famous footballer, for a day is going to be brilliant. But have Bill and Benny picked the wrong day to swap lives? Bill is bored with his ordinary life and Benny is tired of being in the spotlight- so why don't they just switch lives for one day? Anything's got to be better than Bill's boring life...right? But maybe being a world famous footballer's son isn't all that its cracked up to be. One thing's for sure, Bill definitely picked the wrong day to be Benny Spinks.
Bootleg
224bladzijden
8 uur lezen
4,1(440)Tarief
The Good for You Party is enhancing national health by mandating fruits and vegetables while banning chocolates. Best friends Smudger and Huntly stumble upon a hidden stash of cocoa and sugar, launching a secret chocolate-making venture. Will they manage to evade the law?
The Ministry of Ghosts
3,6(12)Tarief
Pressured by the stern Minister Beeston from the Department of Economies, the Ministry of Ghosts has been given three months to prove the existence or non- existence of ghosts, or else it will be shut down!
The Cloud Hunters
3,9(247)Tarief
Hunting the skies is not for the faint-hearted. In a world where water is scarce and deadly jellyfish swim through the sky, mollycoddled teenager Christien dreams of excitement and danger. When he meets the exotic and alluring Jenine and her family of Cloud Hunters, he becomes determined to fulfil that dream
The Lost NW
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9 uur lezen
3,8(91)Tarief
Shortlisted for Bolton's Children's Book of the Year.
This is the life
3,2(7)Tarief
Even when you have received a death sentence, you still have to live...
The Great Blue Yonder
3,6(37)Tarief
You'll be sorry when I'm dead. That's what Harry said to his sister before the incident with the lorry. And now he is just that - dead. Now he wishes he hadn't said it and that he could say goodbye to even his enemies. Now he's on the other side, waiting to move to the great blue yonder.
Tins
232bladzijden
9 uur lezen
3,7(67)Tarief
This title addresses themes like forced child labor, friendship, and malevolent adults, making it suitable for educational purposes. It encourages exploration of the genre, suspense techniques, and analysis of various writing styles.
The Cat Who Caught a Killer
3,4(113)Tarief
A cosy tale of crime and canal boats, set in West London and featuring a very special calico cat. From L T Shearer, The Cat Who Caught a Killer is perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club.
BOX 132
3,0(18)Tarief
Giles West has been married and faithful to his childhood sweetheart for 20 years. But now, turning 40, Giles decides that to have slept with only one partner is not to have lived. What he wants is an affair without complications or recriminations, so he decides to advertise in the personal column.