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Horrid Henry Wakes the Dead by Francesca Simon
Horrid Henry finds a surefire way of wielding the remote control to ensure he always watches his programme of choice, vies with Moody Margaret to become the head of the school, shows off his prowess as a magician in the school talent show, and battles it out with Perfect Peter over who gets the green dinosaur and who gets the purple one.
Reviews
Everybody's favourite bad boy is back for a new set of shocking adventures. Horrid Henry and his brother Perfect Peter will squabble over anything and everything - and, as his fans will know, his behaviour is getting worse!... Whatever Henry does he is perfectly dreadful and wickedly funny. -- Julia Eccleshare LOVEREADING4KIDS.CO.UK
About the Author
Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her family. She has written over 45 books and won The Children's Book of the Year in 2008 at the Galaxy British Book Awards for Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman. Francesca is one of the UK's best-selling children's authors and was the 5th most borrowed in 2010.
If you are interested you can click here to read a letter from the author about her character 'Horrid Henry'.
Publisher
Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
Publication date
1st October 2009
Categories
EAN
9781444001044
26 May
Ben Schott born London 1974. The son of a neurologist and a nurse achieved a double First from Cambridge. Schott's Almanac was first published in 2005 and is now a bestselling reference book published annually. Discover Schott's Almanac