The Third-Class Genie
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2012
176 pages
978-0-00-740097-3 (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
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
17 b/w illus, (Chap head illus)
File size
0,61 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-00-740097-3 (9780007400973)
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Robert Leeson
The Third-Class Genie
Book
02/2000
HarperCollins
€27.42
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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.
