ParentSwap by Terence Blacker
Twelve year old Danny Bell’s problems can be summed up in two simple words: dodgy parents. His mum has left home and his dad spends his days slumped in front of the television, dreaming of the past when he was a rock star. So when Danny hears about ParentSwap, a secret agency that helps kids find the parents they deserve, he's willing to give it a go. Thanks to ParentSwap, Danny’s life is transformed. It’s bye-bye to his mis-fit, loser family and hello perfect parents. Life with the Harrisons is refreshingly 'normal' until Danny discovers that he's been specially picked as the unwitting subject of a TV documentary. Rather than just get angry, Danny decides to get even and to take on the manipulating producers as their own decpetive game. This battle of wits leads to an astonishing climax at a rock concert at Buckingham Palace, where the Queen herself takes a hand in Danny's far-from-ordinary life! Terence Blacker's new children's novel is a funny, clever, fast-moving story set in a world where reality is just another TV concept.
Terence Blacker is one of a small number of authors who write for both adults and children. His many popular children's novels include PARENTSWAP, BOY2GIRL ('I roared with laughter' said Amanda Craig in The Times), THE TRANSFER, THE ANGEL FACTORY and the best-selling MS WIZ series. He is a journalist and a critic, both in print and on the radio, and writes a weekly topical column in the Independent newspaper. He lives in Norfolk in a house he converted from a goose hatchery.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780330437417 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330437410 |
| Title | ParentSwap |
| Author | Terence Blacker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2006-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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