8.95 £
Poor Derek has far too many of both – he has a book to write – a mother he has only just met – a wife about to give birth and a poodle who hates him.
In stock
Was Alexander a villain? An injured hero, having survived WW1, dies, unexpectedly, in Glasgow leaving a shameful secret. This six generation mystery starts when Tom visits the loft “looking for the ‘jeely pan’…”
Max is a mouse with many issues.
Max is a mouse with issues.
The question is – is he going to be able to use them?
In a whimsical departure from his successful Sweaty (Children) and Derek (Young Adult) series, Mac Black brings us a quirky new character called Maximillian – a resourceful mouse, with some surprising ideas. This is Book Two in the series – you will find Book One here
Becoming a cat was a surprise to the Reverend Harold Scuffington! From the moment we meet Harold, we can see the immense complications to a man’s life that changing into a cat can bring… especially if it is a cat like Scuffo… If he isn’t under a bed, he is in it and what he sees, hears and experiences will change Harold’s life forever!
Max is a mouse with issues.
Trying to fit in with everyone around him means that Max can’t be himself – in fact, it is downright dangerous being himself – so if he is to carry on living with the horrible cat, Camilla, and Mrs McSkimming, he needs to change himself into someone else…
The question is – is he going to be comfortable with the result?
Book Three in the Sweaty Series Features stories about Derek with his gang in the eighties, quirkily illustrated (by Mac Black), the stories build on Derek’s ability to find disasters and get himself into one mess after another, this time with or without a camera. Sweaty’s tales are about little kids enjoying life, before smartphones and computer games came along. Of course, it is just possible – if you are older than five – that you did all these things yourself…
Relations and Relationships – poor Derek has far too many of both – he has a book to write – a mother he has only just met – a wife about to give birth and a poodle who hates him. Life had been so different a year and a half ago. Back then it had been a life before ET and Mom and a heap of other people interfering with his good intentions. In Mac Black’s fourth Derek book the plot thickens and Derek tries to be devious as he blunders from disaster to disaster making us laugh all the way!
| Dimensions | 15.2 × 22.9 cm |
|---|---|
| RRP |
Derek has found his calling – a cause to fight for – a disaster to avert… but, this is DEREK… so what can go wrong?
Derek travels from child to confused adult, from reporter for the local paper to any job available, doing everything he thinks he should, but doing it his way.
Derek has not had much success getting his first great novel started – in fact, the research it requires has nearly cost him his marriage and ruined several pairs of his wife’s tights.
‘Derek’s In Trouble’ – As funny as ever and as unlucky as always, Derek is going through another unexpected crisis in his life.
All in the Mix is an eclectic mix of short stories by 9 members of The Jalon Valley Writing Group with a shared passion for writing. From new authors to experienced and published raconteurs, from light tales to dark, from humour to pathos, from prose to poetry, this book has it all
NEW EDITION – NEW ILLUSTRATIONS
A gentle light-hearted tale about the lives of nine pedigree cats who live in a safe haven in the sunshine of Southern Spain. Donnington is a young Burmese boy who lives with a group of very different cat personalities so things do not always go his way.
Picked and Mixed contains two previously unpublished collections of short stories. It is an eclectic mix of styles and genres, from funny to sad, from bizarre to strange, from weird to wonderful.
Lisa Sadleir
Moving to Spain with Children is an essential self-help manual by a successful working Mum who has lived the relocation roller-coaster for you saving you months of hassle & heartache so that you arrive at the same place as her own family in half the time: Living & loving family life in Spain! Wished for the gift of hindsight? Moving to Spain with Children is just that: a gift of a book!
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.