Interest Level:
5-12
Age:
10-18
Genre:
General Fiction
Subject:
Photography
A video message from a dead person. A larcenous teenager. A man who can stick his left toe behind his head and in his ear. An epileptic girl seeking answers in a fairy tale. A boy who loses everything in World War II, and his brother who loses even more. And a family with a secret so big that it changes everything.
The world's best beloved authors, including Eoin Colfer, Nick Hornby, Roddy Doyle, Linda Sue Park, David Almond, each contribute a chapter in the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane, photographer, soldier, adventurer and enigma. Under different pens, a startling portrait emerges of a man, his family, and his gloriously complicated tangle of a life.
Rover Saves Christmas
by Roddy Doyle
When Rudolph calls in sick on Christmas Eve (the one night of the year he has
to work), Rover the dog mastermind of the "poo-for-cash" scheme in The
Giggler Treatment takes over. With the Mack children in tow, a mad
dash around the world to deliver presents before dawn ensues.
The Giggler Treatment
by Roddy Doyle
Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle, in his first book for young readers, reveals the magical truth of what really happens to adults who are mean to children. Hint: It smells bad and it's funny to read about.
The Meanwhile Adventures
by Roddy Doyle
You remember Mr. Mack, the man who was so memorably saved from a pile of poo in The New York Times bestseller The Giggler Treatment. He's now become an inventor, which quickly lands him in jail. Mrs. Billie Jean Fleetwood-Mack is missing and Robbie and Jimmy Mack attempt a prison break. Meanwhile, the slugs of Dublin have launched a bid for world domination. Can the hilarious Mack family rush to the rescue just one last time?






