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By (author) Corder Zizou
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Charlie Ashanti – lion-rescuer, shipwreck-survivor and Catspeaker – is safe with his parents. Or is he? Old enemies are closing in: Maccomo, the liontrainer, longs for revenge, and the evil Corporacy is still hunting Charlie and his mum and dad. They could hide. But the time to hide is over. Now is the time to fight back.
Charlie Ashanti – lion-rescuer, shipwreck-survivor and Catspeaker – is safe with his parents. Or is he?
Old enemies are closing in: Maccomo, the liontrainer, longs for revenge, and the evil Corporacy is still hunting Charlie and his mum and dad.
They could hide. But the time to hide is over. Now is the time to fight back . . .
Brilliantly written, fantastically exciting adventure fiction with a twist – boys and girls aged 9+ will love it!
Lionboy was the first ever selection by the Blue Peter Book Club.
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One of the best books of the year
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A new star has appeared on the children”s literary firmament
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Stunning
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Simply absolutely brilliant
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It grips from its second sentence
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A new star has appeared on the children”s literary firmament
Biographical note
Zizou Corder is Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young, whose names are too long to fit on the front of a book. Louisa is a grown-up and has written five grown-up books. Isabel is a kid and has written mostly schoolwork. The original Zizou is Isabel”s lizard, only he spells it Zizu. This is their third novel – the last in a trilogy that has sold more than 200,000 copies so far in the UK alone. They all live in London. Only one goes to school.
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