Spaceboy

Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history… America. The 1960s. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure.One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky… before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth’s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret? Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system.David Walliams was most recently Children’s #1 bestseller with The World's Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)

Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises - and a secret that could change the course of history...America. The 1960s.Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure.One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky... before crash-landing in a field.When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth's dreams come true.But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret?Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system.David Walliams was most recently Children's #1 bestseller with The World's Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)

12歲的露絲與她糟糕的阿姨一起住在鳥不生蛋的農場裡，每晚她仰望星空，盼望著一場大冒險。有天，一台著火的飛碟突然墜落，蹦出一個神秘外星人，露絲的願望成真了！只不過…這名外星人似乎有個宇宙無敵大的秘密…？ Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history… America. The 1960s.Ruth loves climbing trees, making a mess and throwing stones. But the thing she loves most is SPACE.The girl is OBSESSED. She spends her days reading comics about alien invasions, doodling UFOs, watching B-movies about Earth being invaded by creatures from Mars… and gazing at the stars through her old, battered telescope.Until one night, Ruth creeps out of bed in the attic room of her rickety old farmhouse to watch the stars – and is just dozing off when she spots something blazing across the sky. Something that looks like a flying saucer! Is she dreaming? No! And the flying saucer is on fire…But when the UFO crash-lands in the cornfield, and Ruth rushes to help,

12歲的露絲與她糟糕的阿姨一起住在鳥不生蛋的農場裡，每晚她仰望星空，盼望著一場大冒險。有天，一台著火的飛碟突然墜落，蹦出一個神秘外星人，露絲的願望成真了！只不過…這名外星人似乎有個宇宙無敵大的秘密…？Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history… America. The 1960s.Ruth loves climbing trees, making a mess and throwing stones. But the thing she loves most is SPACE.The girl is OBSESSED. She spends her days reading comics about alien invasions, doodling UFOs, watching B-movies about Earth being invaded by creatures from Mars… and gazing at the stars through her old, battered telescope.Until one night, Ruth creeps out of bed in the attic room of her rickety old farmhouse to watch the stars – and is just dozing off when she spots something blazing across the sky. Something that looks like a flying saucer! Is she dreaming? No! And the flying saucer is on fire…But when the UFO crash-lands in the cornfield, and Ruth rushes to help,

Moving is scary, but not if you turn it into an adventure! A little boy and his even littler brother pretend their journey to a new home is a trip to Mars. They build a rocket ship, equipped with butt

By 1987, David Bowie was at a creative, critical, and commercial low. His most recent album was dismissed by the music press, his latest tour written off as a disaster. Fifteen years after becoming t

小學生最愛《神偷阿嬤》作者大衛．威廉 新作每個人都值得更好的生活，把握機會，生命總有無限可能！一道火光劃過天際，神祕的外星男孩闖入女孩的視野裡。一場逃亡就此展開，伴隨名為希望的火苗熊熊燃燒！ 十二歲的露絲父母意外身亡，只能和討厭小孩的姑媽住在美國一處破舊的農莊裡，沒有上學，也沒有朋友。對外太空的熱愛是支撐她生活下去的動力，甚至連她收養的小狗都取名自史上第一個進入太空的人類──俄國太空人尤里．加加林。而她最喜歡的，還是用她老舊的望遠鏡遙望著天上群星閃爍。一晚，露絲偷偷爬下床去閣樓看星星，就在她快要睡著的時候，她突然看見天上有不明物體正在發光，該不會是飛碟吧？她是在做夢嗎？喔不，飛碟燒起來了！飛碟墜落在玉米田，露絲急忙趕去幫忙。她冒險救下了艙內生還的外星人，外星人的頭盔底下傳來低沉詭異的聲音：「我叫太空男孩。」美俄太空競賽讓當時的美國對太空事物群起沸騰。聞聲而來的姑媽、警長、媒體、軍隊和國家研究人員虎視眈眈，露絲帶著太空男孩和狗狗尤里一路躲避各方追捕。她的一念之舉，不只讓她捲入了比夢境還要瘋狂的冒險，也收獲了一生的摯友。★你值得更好的明天大衛．威廉以一貫的的冒險劇情為主軸，結合美俄太空競賽的背景，講述了一位小鎮女孩把握機會，和朋友逃出悲慘困境的故事。作者用誇張的人物情節，巧妙地嘲笑了戰後的軍事角力、大人的自私、虛榮和野心，主角為了生存及夢想的努力更顯得難能可貴。有時命運就是不公平，與其自怨自艾，不如像露絲一樣，在姑媽苛待下仍懷抱夢想、在機會來臨時奮力一搏。不僅僅是自救、也鼓勵更多同樣境遇的朋友，迎向自己創造的、值得期待的明天。本書特色※做自己，加上真誠、同理心和一點幽默，終能交到志同道合的朋友※命運不曾公平，但憑藉永不放棄的信念，一樣可以翻轉自己的人生※趣味圖文呈現時代背景下國家之間的角力、科學研究的激進、新聞媒體的狂熱大衛．威廉幽默成長小說系列特色：在近乎荒誕喜劇的故事中，每個小小主角的家庭與生活似乎都不是那麼完美，時而充滿著不安與挫折。但大衛．威廉成功跳脫沉重的包袱，以詼諧的對話與輕快的情節，寫下孩子心中最真實的情緒，不著痕跡地探討了隔代教養、歧視偏見、恐懼、金錢價值觀等議題。※孩童搞怪、搞笑的奇想通通在此實現※淺顯文字深刻故事，和主角一起成長※圖文搭配活潑編排，長篇閱讀也不怕※每本都是獨立故事，隨心閱讀無負擔

A new adventure in the funny series from bestselling artist Adam Stower – illustrator of books by David Walliams including Spaceboy and AstrochimpADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP!Your favourite duo are back… MURRAY AND BUN!Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet.Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING!And together they are unstoppable!SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to the garden… but mostly it leads to ADVENTURE!And when Murray and Bun travel through the cat flap and find themselves in a land of PIRATES, they're quickly thrown into their biggest adventure yet!Kidnapped by the dread pirate Captain Patch of the feared pirate ship the Lurchin' Urchin, Murray and Bun discover a secret map which leads them to MONSTER ISLAND, where they must find BURIED TREASURE… or be made to walk the plank!Perfect for newly independent readers and fans of Bunny vs Monkey, Dog Man, Adventure Mice and Claude, this funny, exciting, and hugely loveable story – br

當慵懶的Murray與活力滿點的Bun被海盜綁走，冒險才正要開始。他們必須前往怪獸島尋寶，才能逃離危機。A new adventure in the funny series from bestselling artist Adam Stower – illustrator of books by David Walliams including Spaceboy and AstrochimpADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP!Your favourite duo are back… MURRAY AND BUN!Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet.Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING!And together they are unstoppable!SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to the garden… but mostly it leads to ADVENTURE!And when Murray and Bun travel through the cat flap and find themselves in a land of PIRATES, they're quickly thrown into their biggest adventure yet!Kidnapped by the dread pirate Captain Patch of the feared pirate ship the Lurchin' Urchin, Murray and Bun discover a secret map which leads them to MONSTER ISLAND, where they must find BURIED TREASURE… or be made to walk the plank!Perfect for newly independent readers and fans of Bunny vs Monkey, Dog Man, Adventure Mice and Claude,

本套書收錄英國暢銷作家 David Walliams 十部最受歡迎的幽默小說，包括《Spaceboy》、《The Blunders》、《Code Name Bananas》、《Ice Monster》、《Gangsta Granny》與續集、《The Midnight Gang》、《Bad Dad》、《Billionaire Boy》及《Demon Dentist》。故事題材多元，從太空冒險、時空穿越，到奇想動物夥伴與荒誕家庭喜劇，每一本都充滿機智對話與令人捧腹的情節，也不乏感人溫暖的時刻。無論是喜愛動作冒險還是幽默故事的讀者，都能在此找到樂趣。適合9歲以上喜愛幽默與動作情節的讀者。A new collection of ten of the funniest books by the number 1 bestselling author.01. SpaceboyGo back to the Space Race for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history…02. The BlundersMeet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet, but then the Blunders are not sensible people.03. Code Name BananasGo back in time for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots – and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save