
Icequake
Colin Bateman(Author)
Hodder Children's Books (Publisher)
Published on 3. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-340-99886-1 (ISBN)
Description
Baring Island, the Canadian Arctic. Michael and Katya are alone, in the middle of a blizzard. There are wolves snapping at their heels, and somewhere ahead of them, a gigantic polar bear with the taste for human blood. They've come with the SOS team in search of a missing satellite, but now they're just struggling to stay alive.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for RESERVOIR PUPS: 'Fast, furious, and very funny.' Primary Times Fast, fabulous fun ... excellent comic adventure. I loved the carefree sheer enthusiasm of the writing and laughed aloud throughout. Can't wait for the next! The Children's Bookseller The fact that young and old alike can enjoy this novel is testament to Bateman's talent... Tension is mixed in with impeccable comic touches in a novel almost unique in its genre. Never does the reader feel patronised, neither do you feel like you are excluded from the emotional moments. This is Books Edge of your seat action is dish of the day in this adrenaline-racing, breath-taking adventure. INIS Edge of your seat action all the way. Book Fest GuideMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
176 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-99886-1 (9780340998861)
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Colin Bateman
SOS Adventure: Icequake
E-Book
03/2011
Hodder Children's Books
€3.99
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Person
Colin Bateman was a journalist in Northern Ireland before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, DIVORCING JACK, won the Betty Trask Prize, and all his novels have been critically acclaimed. He wrote the screenplays for the feature films of DIVORCING JACK, CROSSMAHEART and WILD ABOUT HARRY. He lives in Ireland with his family.