"A fast-paced funny adventure that confronts corporate greed and pollution head-on"
The Branford Boase prizewinning author has produced another winner with his second book. This is the thrilling story of Queenie de la Cruz, an ordinary girl who happens to be a big fan of world’s most popular fizzy drink. When a bottle washes up at her feet on the beach near her run-down house, this is not unusual- the beach is so covered with rubbish she hardly notices it.
But this bottle contains the top-secret recipe for her favourite drink. Priceless information that the big corporation wants back at any cost!
The way they manipulate the media and instigate a world wide search for Queenie is genuinely scary and thought provoking. While on the run Queenie comes to realise a lot about the world and the threats it faces from big business and consumerism. She also realises the value of friendship, finds her courage to stand up for what is right and that some things are more important than money.
The suspense filled plot will keep readers guessing and the powerful underlying environmental message will strike home. A story which, like his debut novel Kick, looks at the darker side of consumerism and big business and its worldwide affects, but this is so successfully wrapped up in a really great story that this will be a really popular read as well as a valuable discussion starter.
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An outrageous theft. A huge reward.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Pop! and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Pop! features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books to Motivate Reluctant Readers age 11+, Recommendations, Crime & Mystery, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Funny, Politics, Law, Philosophy & Ethics, Work / Industry, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Pop! was written by Mitch Johnson and published by Orion Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Pop! has 328 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
