The Bottle-Top King

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A hilarious tale of one boy's struggle to earn the respect of his peers and escape the smothering of his over-anxious mother RESPECT. That's what Lewis wants from his classmates. Nicknamed USELESS LEWIS or LOO BRUSH, he's fed up with his stammer, fed up that he can't pluck up the nerve to join the drama club - and fed up that the only football he gets to play is pretend matches with his collection of bottle-tops at home. Then Lewis' gangly mate Zulfi puts together a team for a five-a-side charity tournament. And he wants LEWIS to play! Can the bottle-top king burst out of his shell and show everyone the hero inside A fresh, deliciously humourous story from a downtrodden pipsqueak who knows deep down he's a genius!

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An imaginative, mischievous yarn * Daily Mail *
A funny account of cameraderie, courage and bottle tops! * The Sunday Times *

Author Bio

Jonathan has been a Play Leader, an English and Drama teacher, and co-Director of a Traveling Children's Theater, taking plays and workshops into schools. He now writes full-time for adults, teenagers and children. He has three lively children, an overgrown allotment and a pet fox called Shonika.