Dinosaur Pox

Dinosaur Pox

by JeremyStrong (Author)

Synopsis

Jodie hates her life and her looks, but when she wakes up one morning as a stegosaurus things are even worse. Coping with school is impossible and when her parents take her to the doctor, Jodie is kidnapped by an unscrupulous consultant, Mr Pinkerton-Snark, who plans to exploit her to make his fortune. Jodie's younger brother rescues her from hospital and the two make a mad dash through town trying to escape. Jodie is recaptured but her brother has a brainwave about getting her back to normal and turning the tables on Mr Pinkerton-Snark. A girl again, Jodie realise that families are great, however much they may fight.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 128
Publisher: Puffin
Published: 28 Jan 1999

ISBN 10: 0140389792
ISBN 13: 9780140389791
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: Jeremy Strong won the 1996 Children's Book Award for his novel The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog . In 1998 he was shortlisted for the same award for My Granny's Great Escape . Shortlisted for the 2000 Children's Book Award, catagory 2, the shorter novel.

Author Bio
Jeremy Strong has been writing for children for many years and, until recently, combined this with being a primary school headteacher. He has a rapidly growing reputation as a writer and won the 1997 Children's Book Award for THE HUNDRED-MILE-AN-HOUR DOG. In 1998 he was shortlisted for the same award for MY GRANNY'S GREAT ESCAPE. Jeremy lives in Wrotham, Kent.