How to Survive Without Grown-Ups
By (Author) Larry Hayes
Illustrated by Katie Abey
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Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
13th October 2021
19th August 2021
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system
823.92
Paperback
288
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
Get set for thenew hilarious out-of-this-world adventure series for readers aged 8+ this is the perfect new series for fans of Tom Gates, David Solomons andStar Wars! Highly illustrated throughout by the brilliantly funny Katie Abey.
Mum and Dad have left gone to Mars, and theyre never coming back . . .
FREEDOM AT LAST!
But this isnt one of Dads weird jokes; its REAL. Its up to ten-year-old Eliza and her genius little brother,Johnnie,to find out whats going on, and launch a rescue . . .
Can they handle vampire squids,a suspicious villain, a secret island full of traps and a trip into space And more importantly will they ever get their parents back
The funniest, zaniest, most out-of-this-world adventure youll read all year!Look out for Eliza and Johnnie's second adventure,How to Survive Time Travel.Out now!
Larry Hayes helps run an investment fund,and is a trusteefor a homeless charity. On Fridays he homeschools his two kids, letting them decide what to study. In the future he hopes to become a treasure hunter, invent a yoghurt that makes you happy, and solve the maths behind the human brain.How to Survive Without Grown-Upsis his debut novel. Katie Abey is an illustrator who lives in a teeny hobbit-like house in Derbyshire with a cat, a hedgehog, a small human and a rainbow-haired husband. Her work often features sarcastic-looking animals, and she likes using a lot of colour: she is allergic to Magnolia. Katie's ideas and strange sense of humour perfectly suit the field of children's books. She also creates stationery, greeting cards and clothing, whichshesells on her website and in the two highstreetshops she and herpartner own. When Katie is not drawing awkward cats and llamas, she enjoys tarot cards, walks and referring to herself in the third person.