
The Third-Class Genie
Robert Leeson(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 7. February 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-00-675482-4 (ISBN)
Description
Alec's world changes when he meets Abu the genie!
Disasters were leading two-nil on Alec's disaster-triumph scorecard when he slipped into the vacant factory lot, with Ginger Wallace hot on his heels, ready to destroy him. There was a catastrophe awaiting him at home too, and of course school was yet another disaster area.
But his luck seemed to be changing when he discovered a sealed beer can that was obviously empty. Stranger still, when he held it up to his ear, he could hear a faint snoring...
Disasters were leading two-nil on Alec's disaster-triumph scorecard when he slipped into the vacant factory lot, with Ginger Wallace hot on his heels, ready to destroy him. There was a catastrophe awaiting him at home too, and of course school was yet another disaster area.
But his luck seemed to be changing when he discovered a sealed beer can that was obviously empty. Stranger still, when he held it up to his ear, he could hear a faint snoring...
Reviews / Votes
The Third Class Genie should be in the pocket of every young reader. A splendid yarn."Growing Point
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
17 b/w illus, (Chap head illus)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-675482-4 (9780006754824)
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Robert Leeson
The Third-Class Genie
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10/2012
1st Edition
HarperCollins
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Person
Born in Cheshire in 1928, Robert Leeson was a journalist for forty years, interrupted by army service in Egypt. He began to write for children in the 1960s and has had over 65 books published including `The Third Class Genie - now a Collins Modern Classic- and The Demon Bike Rider. In 1985 he received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature. Married, with a son and daughter, Robert lives in Hertfordshire.