The Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck
By (Author) Simon James Green
Scholastic
Scholastic
3rd September 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens gift books
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association footbal
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 133mm, Height 199mm, Spine 16mm
190g
Description
After a traumatic run-in with the fortune teller from a visiting funfairthanks to an unfortunately-timed sneezeRiley finds himself CURSED. Life as he knows it quickly becomes a catalogue of disastersfrom wetting himself onstage during the school show, accidentally supergluing himself to his classmates and ruining the school football team's sponsorship deal, to flooding his house and losing class 4's pet rabbitRiley knows the bad luck is out to get him. Enter new kid: Brad Chicago. He's super-cool, well-groomed and stylish, with an excellent stationery collection. And for some reason he wants to be Riley's friend. Can Riley get rid of the curse before Brad discovers he's a walking disaster
