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www.petejohnsonauthor.com/news.htmIllustrated By
Tom PercivalPublisher
Stripes Publishing, an imprint of Magi Publications an imprint of Magi PublicationsPublication date
7th September 2009ISBN
9781847150929Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Spook School: Curse of the Rat-beast
Written by: Pete Johnson
Illustrated by: Tom Percival
Part of the 'Spook School' Series
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
In this the second in the series Charlie loves being a spook but his latest mission is his most baffling too because he must work out what a giant rat that’s haunting boys down on Earth is really up to. Charlie and his friend Lewis are in for a massive shock.
This is a fantastically humorous series from a widely admired children’s author who really knows how to get readers hooked on reading. With black and white illustrations throughout the series can’t fail to inspire.
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Synopsis
Spook School: Curse of the Rat-beast by Pete JohnsonWelcome to Spook School - where lessons include learning how to fly, walking through walls and making objects move! Charlie is now a fully-fledged member of Spook Squad and ready for his most puzzling mission yet - to investigate a rat which expands as you watch it into a giant and terrifying monster! At first Charlie and his friend, Lewis, think that they're dealing with a mysterious and terrifying ghost, but they're in for a big surprise.
About The Author
When Pete Johnson was ten, he wrote a fan letter to Dodie Smith – author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians. She wrote back to him and the two began exchanging letters. “She was the first person to encourage me to become a writer,” says Pete, who began sending stories to publishers at the age of eleven.
After studying English at Birmingham University, Pete worked as a film critic for some local newspapers. This led to a plum job as a film critic on Radio One.
It was working as a teacher at a secondary school that inspired Pete’s first published novel, Secrets From The School Underground and his short story collection, One Step Beyond. Pete gained some valuable insight by inviting his students to comment on his writing. “They helped to make me tough on my writing,” says Pete, “I learnt that bad books – and clichés – arise when a writer doesn’t know enough about his world.” Today, Pete still regularly visits schools and libraries to keep in close contact with his readers.
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