Shortlisted for the National Book Tokens Children’s Book of the Year 2012 and March 2012 Debut of the Month.
A terrific action adventure packed-full of fascinating true science! Itch is making an unusual collection: when it is finished, it will include all the elements of the periodic table. But collecting elements is a risky business and having almost killed his classmates by releasing arsenic vapour into a biology lesson, Itch takes possession of a new piece of rock which may have even more dangerous consequences.
Itch and his cousin have to keep one step ahead of some very serious enemies who will do everything they possibly can to get it.
Simon Mayo says, "As soon as I came across the fact that a small number of people like to collect elements from the periodic table—they call themselves ‘element hunters’—I knew I had got my story... I wanted to make sure that everything in the book is technically accurate; even if this new element doesn’t actually exist, in theory it could."
You can follow Itch on Twitter @itchingham. Click here to download an iPod app to bring the elements to life or click here for the Android App.
To celebrate publication of Simon Mayo’s debut novel ITCH, the publisher has launched an ‘element hunt’ with six partner sites – Lovereading4kids is thrilled to be party to this really fun challenge and hidden somewhere on Lovereading4kids you’ll find one of the six hidden ‘elements’. Once you’ve found it click here to find out where to find the other five elements.
Meet Itch - an accidental, accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. This is Alex Rider with Geek-Power!
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Meet Itch - an accidental, accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Itch and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Itch features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Itch was written by Simon Mayo and published by Doubleday Children's Books an imprint of Random House Children's Books
