![]() ![]() As he waits, his attention is drawn to a strange insect-like drone which delivers to him an envelope inside which is a fifty-pence coin unlike any in regular circulation in that it carries the message: ‘CHANGE YOUR WORLD’.Īfter later being taken back to the home he shares with dad Theo, Kip hides the envelope inside the cage of his much-loved flying squirrel Pinky and waits for Theo to return from his job as a chef. We find him initially completing his homework as he waits for his regular Saturday morning chess club to start after being dropped off by Ashleigh, the daughter of some neighbours, who acts as his childminder. Having now read this wonderful book, I have made a mental note to self to not be so silly again.Īnyone not reading the blurb might assume that this middle grade read is about ‘Eartha Quicksmith’ but although she plays a key role in the story, our attentions are instead drawn on starting it to Kip, a seemingly very ordinary boy. ![]() ![]() I had told myself that I wouldn’t, shouldn’t, must not request any more books from Net Galley until I’d got through some of the physical reads in my TBR pile but after seeing this glorious cover, and reading the review from my Twitter friend couldn’t resist. ![]()
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