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Winner of the BookTrust Teenage Book Prize 2010 and Shortlisted for the prestigious Branford Boase Award 2011.
One absolutely, indisputably MEGA story! This highly recommended title is a beautifully written, utterly original, funny and bittersweet tale about two newly orphaned kids who embark on an epic road trip to New York to find their long lost uncle.
Chair of the BookTrust Teenage Book Prize and author Tony Bradman said:
"All of us felt that Unhooking the Moon stood out from the beginning of our discussions. As a writer Gregory Hughes has a genuinely unique voice. Unhooking the Moon is original, poignant and funny and full of terrific characters and gripping storytelling, while also managing to explore the kind of themes teenagers will find engaging."
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Unhooking the Moon Synopsis
Meet the Rat: A dancing, football-playing gangster-baiting ten-year-old. When she foresaw her father's death, she picked up her football and decided to head for New York. Meet her older brother Bob: Protector of the Rat, but more often her follower, he is determined to find their uncle in America and discover a new life for them both. On their adventures across the flatlands of Winnipeg and through the exciting streets of New York, Bob and the Rat make friends with a hilarious con man and a famous rap star, and escape numerous dangers. But is their Uncle a rich business man, or is the word on the street, that he something more sinister, true? And will they ever find him? Hughes has created a funny, warm, unique world that lives and breathes. Like I Capture the Castle, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Curious Incident, Hughes' story and characters will resonate for many and for years to come.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781849162951 |
| Publication date: |
29th April 2010 |
| Author: |
Gregory Hughes |
| Publisher: |
Quercus Publishing Plc |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Primary Genre |
Young Adult Fiction
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Press Reviews
Gregory Hughes Press Reviews
'A brave, zany and warm-hearted road story'
The Guardian.
'It's funny, it's wise, it's beautifully written. It's not afraid of a bittersweet ending, and it came at me completely from left field.'
Jill Murphy, The Bookbag.
'Memorable' Sunday Times (Summer Holiday Picks for 12+).
'It's a totally unique, thoroughly enjoyable tale' The Sun.
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About Gregory Hughes
Gregory Hughes was born and lives in Liverpool. After being expelled
from Jesuit school, he went to a home for wayward boys, where he spent
some very happy times. After some madcap years in his youth, he went to
University to study computers. He has worked as everything from a
dishwasher to a deep sea diver, and has worked in many countries
including Norway, Canada and America.
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