After a toad lands on his head as he leaves his house one morning, Leo is determined to find out where it has come from and why. Together with his friend Rosa, he needs to come up with some answers before the angry residents of Upper Dab take matters into their own hands and the toads become toast! A brilliantly quirky comedy caper with a diverse and inclusive cast of characters. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
Patrice Lawrence was born in Brighton and brought up in an Italian-Trinidadian household in Sussex. Her first novel, Orangeboy, won the Waterstones Book Prize for Older Children, the YA Book Prize, was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, and nominated for the Carnegie medal. Her second YA novel, Indigo Donut has received rave reviews and was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018.
Title: Toad Attack!
Author: Lawrence, Patrice
ISBN: 9781781128442
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Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
Number of Pages: 80
Weight: 0.1400 kg
Brilliantly funny and effortlessly diverse -- Jo Clarke
Leo and Rosa feel like old friends even by chapter two ... A fun, original adventure that will keep everyone hoppy -- LoveReading4Kids
This amusing tale positively portrays a range of ethnicities, family set-ups and disability -- BookTrust
What a delight this story is ... Another must have for primary school classrooms and libraries -- A Library Lady