The Ice-cream Machine - Softcover

Julie Bertagna

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330437461 ISBN 13: 9780330437462

Publisher: Pan MacMillan, 2004

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Wayne and Wendy's crackpot parents have come up with yet another idea for making money - they're going to sell the most exciting ice-cream ever tasted. It's all thanks to a magical ice-cream van called Macaroni and a naughty goat called Gina.

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About the Author:

Julie Bertagna has had remarkable success in her short writing career. She won a Scottish Arts Council bursary for her first novel THE SPARK GAP, SOUNDTRACK won the SAC's Children's Book Award. DOLPHIN BOY was shortlisted for the NASEN and Blue Peter Awards. EXODUS, the launch title for Young Picador and her first novel for Macmillan, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award and won the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. THE OPPOSITE OF CHOCOLATE has been shortlisted for the Book Trust Teenage Prize 2004.

From AudioFile:

One might think that the meaning of the word "nemesis" is far beyond a young person. Not so in Julia Bertagna's zany escapade featuring a goat, a lost ice cream truck imbued with magical powers that date back to the time of the Incas, and the two families that claim ownership. Along the way, more than one character receives the fate he or she deserves. Sophie Aldred's energy is hard to beat. Her enthusiasm for the eccentric story abounds, topped only by her characterization of the ancient and incorrigible Pa Periwinkle and the flabbergasted and imperious Mrs. Snark. Aldred's lively tempo is in good keeping with the fun. Listen in as potions are concocted, and the fizzbomb sherbet explodes. A.R. � AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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