'A great debut. You'll be itching to read more.'Anthony HorowitzMeet Itch - an accidental,accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. All-action adventure perfect for fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond.Itchingham Lofte - known as Itch - is fourteen,and loves science,especially chemistry. He's also an element-hunter: he's collecting all the elements in the periodic table. Which has some interesting and rather destructive results in his bedroom.Then,Itch makes a discovery. A new element,never seen before. At first no one believes him - but soon someone hears about the strange new rock and wants it for himself. And Itch and his family are catapulted into a breathless adventure with terrifyingly high stakes . . .The debut novel from BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKISBN: 9780552565509Number of pages: 432Weight: 300 gDimensions: 195 x 130 x 27 mm
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A great debut. You'll be itching to read moreItchingham,a science-mad boy,is trying to collect examples of all the elements. He gets hold of a peculiar rock from a shadowy contact but some sinister heavies are also keen to get hold of it (and him) and he goes on the run in this gripping readAn exciting and nail-biting thrillerAmid the teenage intrigue and heart-in-mouth escapades there are sequin flashes of real science: reminders that physical chemistry really does make things happenA cracking thriller which had me seriously worried our hero might not survive the story...A fantastic read for 13- to 16-year-olds,I've also got some staff who would enjoy this for a bit of'R and R'
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