Cosmic - Softcover

Cottrell Boyce, Frank

3.93

5,571 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330440861 ISBN 13: 9780330440868

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2009

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A tall story from Carnegie Medal-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce. Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force defying Cosmic rollercoaster or be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up.

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About the Author:

Frank Cottrell Boyce, father of seven, is an award-winning children's author and screenwriter whose film credits include WELCOME TO SARAJEVO, HILARY AND JACKIE and 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE. He lives in Merseyside with his family.

Review:

...A hilarious and heartfelt examination of “dadliness” in all its forms...A can’t-miss offering from an author whose latest novel may be his best yet. (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )

[Frank Cottrell Boyce] has created a riveting, affecting, sometimes snortingly funny “what-if” scenario...Liam’s musings on what it takes to be a good, responsible father are dryly comical but also charmingly earnest. A high-levity zero-gravity romp. (Kirkus Reviews (starred review) )

A story of human possibility with a lot of adventure, or an adventure with full credit given to human possibility? Either way, it’s a fantastic, funny, and moving novel....Celebrates not only the spirit of exploration but the human connectedness that allows it to flower. (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) )

Readers will appreciate the sharp, realistic, and very funny dialogue. (School Library Journal (starred review) )

In his latest extravagantly imaginative and marvelously good-natured novel, [Frank Cottrell Boyce has] written one that is bound to win readers’ hearts...This is not only a story about big lads, but also about dads and dadliness! (Booklist (starred review) )

This superb humorous and inventive “cosmic” adventure celebrated space travel, friendships, and dads. (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review) )

“Stunningly original...the concept is immediately booktalkable and the telling is riveting; a book of such wealth of any kind is valuable indeed.” The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review of Millions (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) )

“Truly a masterpeice.” School Library Journal, starred review of Framed (School Library Journal (starred review) )

With echoes of Roald Dahl . . . the novel ends with an elegant punch line, and a touching endorsement of filial love. (New York Times Book Review )

Cottrell Boyce has a gift for suspending disbelief, for laugh-out-loud comedy. “Cosmic” is Liam’s favorite term of approval. It applies to this book. (London Times )

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