Bøger af Sam Copeland

The hilarious second book in the Alex vs Axel series by the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken.Alex, Axel and the rest of the gang are back - but this time it's Earth that's in mortal danger . . .A terrible threat has appeared all around the globe and every person on the planet has been frozen. With seven days to help them, the team are going to need extra help, which arrives in the shape of Mr Sunshine, Alex's family cat, and a bloodthirsty gnome called Finagle.Together they will face baddies new and old, monsters, angels and warlocks, in an adventure that crosses three universes, and must learn to work together to save the day.

The hilarous new fantasy adventure from the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken.Alex is a normal, everyday kid, living in a normal, everyday city. Axel is a monster-slaying hero, living in a world of magic. Unfortunately, they look exactly the same. So when the two boys mysteriously swap places, each of them ends up being mistaken for the other. With zero knowledge of dragon hunting and a very real aversion to danger, Alex is thrust into an epic quest to defeat the evil Felonius Gloam, who has stolen the Book of Lifetales and is using it to unravel the very fabric of the world of Aërth.Axel's chances aren't much better. Faced with double maths, a grandma who's six months behind on the rent, and a crucial chess tournament he's expected to win, his 'decapitate first, ask questions later' strategy isn't yielding the best results.Can the two boys complete their Impossible Quests¿ and find their way back to their own lives - or will they each discover they don't have a life to come back to . . . ?

'Will have youngsters giggling and guffawing from first page to last!' Lancashire Evening PostIt's a new year at Little Strangehaven Primary but things are just as weird as last term . . .Who put laser-eyed robot librarians in charge of class discipline? What's with the new pedal-powered desks? And what does it all have to do with the mysterious goings-on in the cellar?Spy-detectives Tuchus and Topps reckon it's got to be something to do with Pamela Stranglebum and her sinister company, Minerva Industries. With the help of their Scottish gargoyle chum Gregor, can Lenny and Agatha uncover the truth before it's too late . . .?

"I should have realised that there was going to be something SERIOUSLY weird about a town called Little STRANGEhaven."Something BAD is happening at Little Strangehaven Primary.What are the peculiar SHIVERS that keep striking the school, bringing Strangeness in their wake -from uncontrollable ballroom dancing to an attack by military chickens?Spy-detective Agatha Topps is determined to find out. She's the only person who doesn't forget the Strangeness as soon as it's over. At least, until new boy Lenny Tuchus turns up and remembers too.Their spy-detectoring leads them to the Book of Chaos, an ancient text which has been hidden away in the Room of Forbidden and Dangerous Books. Can Agatha and Lenny fight off attacks from evil underpants and Transylvanian gargoyles to stop the SHIVERS before their town is sucked into oblivion?Because power lies in books - especially this one . . .The perfect story for 7 to 9-year-olds (or STRANGE adults) and fans of Ben Miller, David Walliams and Tom Fletcher. Packed with hilarious illustrations and easy-to-read text, discover the secrets of Little Strangehaven.

The hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts - literally.Greta Woebegone did not believe in ghosts until the day she was knocked over by a car and almost died. Then everything changed...Now Greta can not only see the spirits that haunt her ancestral home, she can talk to them too - from her grumpy Grandpa Woebegone and Percy the poo-pushing plague victim to the sinister spook in the cellar.Can Greta help the ghosts avoid being exorcised (a fate worse than undeath)? Can the ghosts help Greta stop her beloved Grandma being put in a home? And can they all help each other overcome the pain in their past that's holding them back from the future?From the acclaimed author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken comes a touching and side-splitting new story guaranteed to delight readers of nine and up.'Funny, engaging and utterly heartfelt' - LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency

Niårige Charlie bekymrer sig ret meget. Om alt muligt. Især om sin bror, der er indlagt på hospitalet. Og når han bekymrer sig, forvandler han sig til et dyr. Det lyder måske sjovt, men det er faktisk ret besværligt. Hvor fedt er det måske lige at blive til en abe midt under skolekomedien (hvor Charlie spiller trist kartoffel)?!Copeland bruger på fineste vis humoren og fiktionen til at skildre angst, bekymring og andre følelser, der kan være svære at håndtere. Det bliver til en sjov og medrivende historie om Charlie og hans venner, som appellerer selv til modvillige læsere.Charlie forvandler sig til en kylling har siden udgivelsen i februar i år solgt over 12.000 eksemplarer i Storbritannien, og rettighederne er solgt til 20 lande.

Masser af illustrationer og glimmer-effekt i denne forrygende morsomme serie, der også indeholder emner som bekymring og angst.Charlie er bekymret over, at han og hans familie måske er nødt til at flytte ind hos tante Brenda og hendes 17 katte (og træben). Og når Charlie bekymrer sig, forvandler han sig til tilfældige dyr.Presset gør det svært for Charlie at styre, hvor og hvornår han forvandler sig til et dyr – og endnu sværere at forvandle sig tilbage til Charlie igen.Lykkes det ham at få styr på det, eller skal han virkelig være en due for altid?"Charlie forvandler sig til en kylling er en virkelig morsom børnebog om at bekymre sig for meget. Bogen er skrevet med stort overskud og formår at underholde på højt plan, samtidig med at den tager sit underliggende tema om stærke bekymringer alvorligt."– Børnenes Bøger om første bind i serien om CHARLIE