The Rollercoaster Boy: the Sunday Times' Children's Book of the Week by the award-winning Lisa Thompson (Paperback)

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The Rollercoaster Boy: the Sunday Times' Children's Book of the Week by the award-winning Lisa Thompson

The Rollercoaster Boy: the Sunday Times' Children's Book of the Week by the award-winning Lisa Thompson

£7.99 £4.00

The Rollercoaster Boy: the Sunday Times' Children's Book of the Week by the award-winning Lisa Thompson

£7.99 £4.00

Both a rip-roaring locked room mystery set in a run-down hotel where a famous guest vanished into thin air and a sensitive exploration of living with a parent with bipolar, The Rollercoaster Boy is another superbly realised children's novel from the author of The Goldfish Boy.

 

Todd and Laurie's dad is either on top of the world, taking them on fun adventures, or down in the depths and sleeping all the time. In the middle of the night, he bundles them into the car and drives them to the Paradise Hotel. He paints a picture of a luxurious mansion surrounded by acres of land - a fairground, a swanky swimming pool, a grand ballroom, firework displays.

The reality is a rundown dump - and the disappointment means Dad takes to his bed. Todd and Laurie have the run of the place, and meet Scout, the daughter of the owner, who tells them about the night many years ago when a famous novelist vanished from her room on the top floor, which was locked from the inside... with clues to crack, a mystery to solve, and Dad to worry about, this holiday is full of twists and turns.

A sensitive, empathetic portrayal of having a parent with bipolar.

  • Publisher: Scholastic Fiction
  • ISBN: 9780702301599
  • Pages: 352
  • Weight: 0.250
Lisa Thompson is a children’s novelist. Her debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month and went on to become a bestseller around the world. She has written numerous critically acclaimed books including The Light Jar, Owen and The Soldier and The Rollercoaster Boy. The Times called her 'One of our most inventive writers for children'. She lives in Suffolk, UK with her family.

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