All The Things That Could Go Wrong

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'Amoving, humane, funny portrait of two very different boys discovering what connects us all' Kiran Milwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars
Its amazing! Such a bold idea to have a character like Dan you pulled it off brilliantly.Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster
'I loved it' Lisa Thompson, author ofThe Goldfish Boy

There are two sides to every story

Dan is angry. Nothing has been the same since his big brother left, and hes taking it out on the
nearest and weakest target: Alex.

Alex is struggling. His severe OCD makes it hard for him to leave the house, especially when Dan
and his gang are waiting for him at school . . .

Then the boys mums arrange for them to meet up and finish building the raft that Dan started with his brother. Two enemies stuck together for the whole of the school holidays what could possibly go wrong

Praise for ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG
'A touching, funny, gripping read that tackles important issues in a sensitive and thoroughly enjoyable way. Highly recommended' Stuart Robinson, author of If Ever I Fall
'A timely story of courage andreminder of what we all share'Christopher Edge, author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright
'Powerful and warm ... this will linger long in the mind'Guardian
'Moving, beautifully written and intensely emotional'Lancashire Evening Post
'When they say "not to be missed", this is the kind of book they mean' MinervaReads

Praise for THE BUBBLE BOY:
Poignant, hopeful and heartbreakingFiona Noble Childrens Editor, The Bookseller
'Deeply moving and utterly gripping . . . Stewart Fostercarries off an astonishing feat of storytelling in this exceptional book' Julia Eccleshare, lovereading.co.uk
A gripping and deeply moving bookJamila Gavin, author ofCoram Boy
'One thing we know about good books is their amazing ability to inspire empathy in the reader; to explore ideas and viewpoints that arise from experiences that are out of our own realm. The Bubble Boy does this with warmth, quirkiness and a light-hearted touch.'Guardian

Author Bio

Stewart Foster is an adult and children's novelist, born in Bath. His books have won multiple school and library awards and are recommended by Empathy Lab and Reading Well. His first adult book,We Used to be Kings, was published in 2014, to the accolades of being selected as The Observers' Author to Watch, and Amazons' Rising Star, in the same year. His first children's book, The Bubble Boy, was published in 2016, winning Sainsbury's Children's Book Award in 2016 (Age 9+) and many schools and librariesawards, as well as being nominated for The Carnegie Book Award. The book was published as BUBBLE, in USA and has been translated into eleven languages. Since then, Stewart has written four more children's books All the Things That Could Go Wrong, Checkmates, The Perfect Parent Project and Can You Feel the Noise