Itch

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‘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.

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Weight 0.301 kg
Dimensions 2.7 × 12.8 × 19.7 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

432

Publisher

Year Published

2012-10-25

Imprint

For Ages

9-11

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0552565504

About The Author

Simon Mayo MBE is a writer and broadcaster. His previous books include the Sunday Times bestseller Knife Edge, Mad Blood Stirring, Blame and the Itch trilogy, filmed for TV by the ABC. He hosts Drivetime on Greatest Hits Radio and hosts the 'The Take' film-review podcast with Professor Mark Kermode.

A great debut. You'll be itching to read more

Other text

Itchingham, 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 read

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