Bøger af Rab Ferguson

Alisha Alva just wants teachers to treat her like a normal human being.Yes, her (super cool) mum has mental health issues she calls her Letters. And yes, staying up late helping Mum on Bad Nights sometimes means it's hard to keep her eyes open in school.But surely if Alisha acts like a very normal perfectly proper girl, her head of year Miss Penn will finally leave her alone.Oh, and don't forget the aliens. Last term, Alisha and her friends the Late Crew met extraterrestrials. Now, a new out-of-this-world creature is following Alisha. A creature that can become a copy of any living thing it sees.It might be that nothing is ever normal again...

Tyler is late for school again. And his teacher's not happy about it.Thing is, his mum is sick and his autistic younger brother, Levi, needs help getting ready for school. Is Tyler supposed to leave without giving Levi his breakfast or Mum her cup of tea?Sent to detention for lateness, he is joined by "bad-boy" Jayden, class clown Alisha, and, most surprisingly, straight-A student, Grace.When an alien crash lands in their school gym, "The Late Crew" are entrusted with his special cargo. But can Tyler really take on another responsibility? It turns out his fellow Late Crew have problems of their own; but perhaps if they team up, they could just save their school and their new friend too...

In a world ravaged by the effects of climate change, sixteen-year-old Joe has been left with nothing but mountains full of junk.When Joe and his friends are caught in an avalanche of waste, six-year-old Lily is left deathly ill, and Joe sets out towards a mysterious city to seek out help.Nothing could prepare him for what he finds on the way: a dangerous prince wearing a suit made of stars, the wolf from Red Riding Hood bearing its teeth, and the reality-changing power of storytelling aloud.´Landfill Mountains´ is perfect for fans of Lauren James' "Green Rising" and "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi.What readers are saying about 'Landfill Mountains´:"The kind of story that makes you yearn to spend the day curled up on the sofa and getting lost in the splendour of each page." - Big Kids Book Club"I'm fully engrossed in Ferguson's debut novel, Landfill Mountains. This is an incredibly poignant and timely story, set against the backdrop of climate crisis." - James

Tyler is late for school again. And his teacher's not happy about it.Thing is, his mum is sick and his autistic younger brother, Levi, needs help getting ready for school. Is Tyler supposed to leave without giving Levi his breakfast or his mum her cup of tea?Sent to detention for lateness, he is joined by bad-boy Jayden, class-clown Alisha, and, most surprisingly, straight-A student, Grace.When an alien crash lands in their school gym, "The Late Crew" are entrusted with his special cargo. But can Tyler really take on another responsibility? It turns out his fellow Late Crew have problems of their own too but perhaps if they team up, they could just save their school and their new friend too.A fast-paced tale of unlikely heroes and unlikely friendships that will thrill young fans of "The Breakfast Club Adventures" by Marcus Rashford.Rab Ferguson was born and raised in the UK. He graduated with a first class Creative Writing and English Literature Degree in 2013, and since then has worked with young people, including as a performing storyteller.