内容简介
Anexplosive,highlycharged,andhilariousmiddle-gradeadventurefromMarkHaddon,acclaimedauthorofTheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-time.FromthemomentthatJimandhisbestfriend,Charlie,bugthestaffroomandoverheartwooftheirteachersspeakingtoeachotherinasecretlanguage,theyknowthere'sanadventureonitsway.Butwhatdoes"spudvetch"actuallymean,andwhydoMr.Kidd'seyesflickerwithfluorescentbluelightwhenCharliesaysittohim?PerhapsKiddandPearcearebankrobberstalkingincode.Perhapsthey'respies.Perhapstheyarealiens.Whateveritis,JimboandCharliearedeterminedtofindout.Therereallyisanadventureonitsway.Anuclear-powered,one-hundred-tonadventurewithrecliningseatsandabuffetcar.Andasitgathersspeedandbeginstospinoutofcontrol,itcanonlyendoneway...withaBOOM!
作者简介
MARKHADDONisanauthor,illustrator,andscreenwriterwhohaswritten15booksforchildrenandwontwoBAFTAs.Hisbestsellingnovel,TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-timewaspublishedsimultaneouslybyJonathanCapeandDavidFicklingin2003intheU.K.Itwon17literaryprizes,includingtheWhitbreadAward,andisaninternationalbestseller.MarkHaddonlivesinOxford,England.