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Print Price: $12.95

Format:
Paperback
256 pp.
b/w illustrations, 129 mm x 198 mm

ISBN-13:
9780192742636

Publication date:
August 2015

Imprint: Oxford University Press


Danny Dread

Ben Davis

You know how it is when your dad's an evil super villain?

OK, so maybe you don't, but Danny does. As heir to the Dread dynasty, he's expected to carry on the family business of kidnapping world leaders, maiming innocent bystanders, and brainwashing sharks. You know, general evil stuff.

The problem is, achieving world domination isn't Danny's idea of fun. In fact, he'd much rather be saving the planet than enslaving it.

But when Dad Dread hatches his most diabolical scheme yet, Danny realizes that to defeat evil, he's going to have to start thinking evil . . .

Readership : 9-12

Reviews

  • (Praise for The Private Blog of Joe Cowley): "Translates the Wimpy formula for a teenage boy audience"

    --Bookseller

  • (Praise for The Private Blog of Joe Cowley): "engaging . . . funny and believable"

    --We Love This Book

  • (Praise for The Private Blog of Joe Cowley): "A brilliant amalgamation of theatre of embarrassment, with a sympathetc yet engaging lead, a realistic and entertaining narrative voice, and a full-on sense of humour"

    --The Bookbag

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Ben Davis studied English at University, which was quite easy because he was already fluent in that. Since then, he has written jokes for everything from radio shows to greeting cards. Ben is the author of The Private Blog of Joe Cowley for teenagers. Danny Dread:Heir to the Lair is his first book for 9-12 year olds.

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Special Features

  • Outrageous humour, matched with peril and heart.
  • Attractive package with cool chapter headings, vignette illustrations in the margin and a few well-placed, full page illustrations of blueprints and evil plans explained, scattered throughout.
  • Exciting new direction for stand-up comedian, Ben Davis.
  • The ultimate embarrassing dad, with a twist!
  • Includes awesome gadgetry and invention, including illustrations of key plots and plans.