Superzeroes: Book 8

Description

Away from the Hothell Darkness ('You'll never leave ...') we book our passage on a rusting hulk at the bottom of the ocean floor, The Hard Ship Grizzly. Read and weep the tales of the wicked children who were too naughty, too selfish, too rude or just ...too much

Promotion info

'perfect for readers to carry on from Horrid Henry.' - The Bookseller TOP TITLE. Series had a high profile launch in April 07 - including an audio except from book 1 given away in the popular boys' magazine TOXIC. UK sales of first 6 books in the series now over 52,000 copies. Ideal for fans of Paul Jennings, Andy Griffiths and Michael Lawrence - guaranteed boy appeal. Ideal to tempt reluctant readers. Very collectible titles in the spirit of Lemony Snicket and Spiderwick. Author is brilliantly marketable and is a star schools and at conferences (incl. Brighton and Edinburgh festivals). Although we are publishing brand-new stories, the Grizzly Tales brand will be familiar to many readers. 78 episodes (produced by Jamie Rix's production company) are constantly transmitted on CiTV. The TV series has won many awards internationally, including nominations for Best Animated Series and Best Original Writer at the Children's BAFTAS.

Author description

After two years at The Royal Court Theatre in London, Jamie Rix moved into television in 1986 as a director, writer and producer. He has worked on a wide variety of programmes - the BAFTA nominated Alas Smith and Jones, British Comedy Award winning Faith in the Future and the superhero BBC sitcom My Hero.