{"product_id":"the-life-of-riley-beginners-luck-paperback","title":"The Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA hilarious middle-grade novel about one boy's quest to get rid of a \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eridiculous\u003c\/span\u003e amount of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebad luck\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etraumatic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e run-in with the fortune teller from a visiting funfair – thanks to an unfortunately-timed sneeze – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRiley finds himself CURSED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife as he knows it quickly becomes a catalogue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edisasters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – from accidentally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esupergluing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehimself to his classmates and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eruining t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe school football team’s sponsorship deal, to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eflooding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis house and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003elosing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclass 4’s pet rabbit – Riley knows the bad luck is out to get him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter new kid: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBrad Chicago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He’s super-cool, well-groomed and stylish, with an excellent stationery collection. And for some reason he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ewants\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto be Riley’s friend. Can Riley get rid of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecurse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before Brad discovers he’s a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewalking disaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaugh-out-loud funny, warm-hearted and anarchic in a way that readers will love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrought to life with Aleksei Bitskoff's lively, humorous illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKid Normal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, David Solomons' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Brother is a Superhero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and David Baddiel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAward-winning author Simon James Green is best known for his funny books for teens. This is his first book for middle-grade readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480949907789,"sku":"9780702303623","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9147\/6557\/files\/71jMzQvYN_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1772791475","url":"https:\/\/thebookbus.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-riley-beginners-luck-paperback","provider":"The Book Bus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}