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A great debut ...you'll be itching to read more.' Anthony Horowitz. Meet Itch - an accidental, accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. This is Alex Rider with Geek-Power! Itchingham Lofte - known as Itch - is fourteen, and loves science - especially chemistry. He's also an element-hunter: he's decided to collect all the elements in the periodic table. Which has some interesting and rather destructive results in his bedroom ...Then, Itch makes a discovery. A new element, never seen before. At first no one believes him - but soon, someone hears about the strange new rock and wants it for himself. And Itch is in serious danger ...
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About the Author
Simon Mayo is one of Britain's best-loved and well-known radio presenters. He has worked on BBC radio since 1981 and is now the presenter of 'Drivetime' on BBC Radio 2, which features the regular 'Book Club' show. He is also the co-presenter of "Kermode and Mayo's Film Review" on BBC Radio 5 Live. In 2008, Mayo was recognized as the "radio broadcaster of the year" at the 34th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and the "Speech Broadcaster of the Year" at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. ITCH is his first novel.
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Gr 6-9-In this fast-paced debut, 14-year-old Itchingham Lofte collects chemical elements. In the first few chapters, he manages to blow up some phosphorus in his room at home and then poisons his entire class with arsenic. These events pale in comparison to the trouble caused by the latest addition to his collection. Itch's supplier gives him a rock that "might be uranium ore" to make up for the arsenic fiasco, but it turns out to be something unique and highly radioactive when tested by his surly chemistry teacher. Dr. Flowerdew steals Itch's rock in order to curry favor with his previous employer, the petroleum giant Greencorps. With the help of his cousin Jacqueline, Itch steals it back and then he, Jack, and his younger sister must figure out what to do with the dangerous stone. They enlist the help of their geology teacher, but in the end they must face Flowerdew, Greencorps minions, and radiation sickness with only their wits and a few choice elements that happen to be in Itch's backpack. The teen's choices that leave him without adult help make sense, unlike some other stories that pit youthful protagonists against adult adversaries. Mayo tells a good story with a mix of action, characters with verisimilitude, and a painless dose of science. This rollicking adventure should have appeal far beyond chemistry geeks.-Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WIα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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- PublisherDoubleday Children's
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0857531301
- ISBN 13 9780857531308
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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