SPACEBOY: The epic and funny new children’s book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams

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She spends her days reading comics about alien invasions, doodling UFOs and gazing at the stars through her old, battered telescope. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). A helter skelter chase follows on ostrich back and more with all of Walliam’s sound effects decorating the text. As soon as Ruth rescues Spaceboy from the flaming flying saucer, helicopters piloted by faceless figures fly above the farm, trying to catch the alien.

Space Boy is a non-stop fun-fest, with tons and tons of action, a courageous heroine, a funny furry friend at her side, and an alien with a very, very big secret. 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. And so begins yet another madcap adventure with over-the-top villains, over-long chases, disgusting lists, hidden topical references, brave and resourceful children, and lots of short chapters to keep children page-turning at a tremendous rate. Named after the space hero, crippled little Yuri’s fourth leg consisted of a battered egg whisk attached by a leather strap, but he possessed the heart of a lion and the bravery of his namesake.

The different fonts and sizes and sound effects are such a pain to read aloud and let's be honest are little more than padding. A mysterious figure in a shiny silver spacesuit, boots, gloves, cape and mirrored helmet, Spaceboy speaks in a spooky voice, his face completely hidden behind his helmet.

The lonely Ruth sees an UFO flash across the sky through her telescope and accompanied by her dog creeps out of her creaky attic to see what it is – this despite her ogre aunt who belongs to the genre of Cinderella’s Ugly Sisters and all the wicked stepmothers across fairy tale genres. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. Accompanied by doodles and aiding visuals this book will help you visualise all of its gritty details and add more clarity to the narrative. One night, as she is observing the stars, a flying saucer falls from the sky and crashes in Aunt Dorothy's wheat field. After reluctantly taking in her orphaned relative Ruth, Aunt Dorothy put her straight to work on the farm. During the very time that the two superpowers, America, and Russia, were involved in the race for space, a twelve-year-old orphan girl, Ruth, was living with her aunt on an ostrich farm.

The story itself was both fun and wacky as well as being educational as it was based on real events.To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Spaceboy is written on a snippet of history that changed our world and allowed us to dream of bigger things.