Cosmic

Product Information

He sort of won a contest for the world’s greatest dads and conned his classmate Florida into pretending to be his daughter. The fact that Liam’s a hoot to go along with (even when he’s being impossibly thick) was just a nice plus. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! He is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, Cosmic, Framed, The Astounding Broccoli Boy and Runaway Robot.

There is no reason younger students cannot thoroughly enjoy it, but COSMIC is a must-read for middle schoolers.In the beginning, there is some explanation of the adventures this has led to (and the often disastrous outcomes), as he dwells on the time he had taken a Porsche on a test drive with his ‘daughter’ Florida (who is actually a friend from school). It's up to me to note books that get stars from major trade publications, and this book has a whopping SIX. Having worked with director Danny Boyle on Millions, Danny asked Frank to be part of the team creating the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. It's a coincidence I began this on the night of the lunar eclipse, or maybe I just have space on the brain? He has an uncanny knack for getting into the thoughts of a child and making the reader see how profound they are, whilst at the same time making them cry tears of laughter, or just tears.

It certainly did prove how bad an idea it was of Dr Drax's to send just children into space - they messed up their task because they were fighting over who got to press the green button. As this is mostly Liam’s reflection of the events that led him to be in charge of a space shuttle, there is a bit of jumping between ‘present-day Liam’ talking about his view of the Earth, and the Liam of the past, in the months leading up to the adventure. It seems that Frank Cottrell Boyce’s stories stretch magnificent ideas into something that provokes our conscience and empathy; just think of The Unforgotten Coat.

Cosmic, for its part, pairs the story of a twelve-year-old who looks thirty with ample consideration of the eye of infinity and our place in the universe.