Escape the Rooms
Mangan, Stephen2021
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Total copies: 1
From the talented brother-sister duo of Stephen and Anita Mangan comes this exciting fully illustrated adventure. A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist Anita Mangan. "[Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined and deeply heartfelt, and Anita Mangan's cartoonish and poignant illustrations capture the tone perfectly . It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to get home." Hadley Freeman, Guardian "It's been described as a cross betweenAlice in WonderlandandThe Crystal Mazeand it manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time."Good Housekeeping "A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination" Edith Bowman "A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" Graham Norton, Virgin Radio Thelastthing Jack expected when hebungee-jumpedat the fairground was to go plummeting right through the ground into theweird, wonderful Rooms... There he must face aseries of puzzles and trapsalongside a mysterious girl called Cally, in order for them tofind their way home. Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious lions, some mind-blowing riddles, and get ready for a hilarious, helter-skelteradventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss on an amazing adventure. Wildly funny and endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears and being kind to yourself. Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan's sister, Anita
Main title:
Escape the Rooms / Stephen Mangan ; illustrated by Anita Mangan.
Author:
Mangan, Stephen, authorMangan, Anita (Graphic designer), illustrator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Scholastic, 2021.
Collation:
279 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781407193625 (pbk)9780702310072 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Children's storiesFiction 9+General StoriesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesInterest age: from c 9 yearsChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesInterest age: from c 12 yearsHumourPicture books: character booksChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Humorous storiesChildren's / Teenage general interest: MusicChildren's / Teenage general interest: Humour & jokesInterest age: from c 8 yearsFor reluctant readers (children)Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories
BRN:
389341