Books with author Frank Cottrell Boyce

‘I said to myself, Dylan, there’s only four things you know about painting: the names of four painters – Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michaelangelo... the party dude.’Dylan Hughes is more interested in the Ninja Turtles than in the Renaissance artists they are named after. He is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he`s not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in and out of Manod - what car they drive, what they`re called, even their favourite flavour of crisps. But when a mysterious convoy of lorries trundles up the misty mountainside towards an old, disused mine, even Dylan is confounded. Who are these people - and what have they got to hide?A story inspired by a press cutting describing how, during WWII, the treasured contents of London`s National Gallery were stored in Welsh slate mines. Once a month, a morale-boosting masterpiece would be unveiled in the village and then returned to London for viewing.This is a funny and touching exploration of how Art - its beauty and its value - touches the life of one little boy and his big family in a very small town.

It was a one-in-a-million chance. A bag crammed with cash comes tumbling out of the air and lands right at Damian's feet. Suddenly the Cunningham brothers are rich. Very rich. They can buy anything they want. There's just one problem -- they have only seventeen days to spend all the money before it becomes worthless. And the crooks who stole the cash in the first place are closing in -- fast. A funny, brilliantly clever and utterly thrilling debut novel that is, quite simply, unforgettable.

Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he’s the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force defying Cosmic rollercoaster – or be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn’t all about being a grown-up.

Buckle your seat belt for the first ever follow-up to Ian Fleming s only children s story.When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to their camper van, they have no idea what kind of adventure lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary car, and it wants its bodywork back! But as the Tootings hurtle across the world rebuilding the original Chitty, a sinister baddie is on their trail one who will stop at nothing to get the magnificent car for himself.Fueled by wry humor, this sequel to the children s classic by the creator of James Bond featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of its own is written by bestselling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce."

Everyone s favorite flying car shifts into another dimension as the intrepid Tooting family zooms back and forth through time.When the Tootings return to Zobrowski Terrace at the end of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again," they find that home is looking a lot like Jurassic Park. But this is no theme park a very real and very hungry "Tyrannosaurus rex" is charging them! Thanks to Dad inadvertently yanking Chitty s Chronojuster lever, the spirited car has flown them back to prehistoric times, where the family and especially Baby Harry has a narrow escape. But Chitty has a mind of her own, and the Tootings will get an unexpected tour of exciting times and places from Prohibition-era New York, where Chitty wants to compete in the famous Prix d Esmerelda s Birthday Cake race, to the lost city of El Dorado and back again, with misadventures and surprise stowaways along the way. Get ready for a hilarious high-flying adventure, with celebrated author Frank Cottrell Boyce behind the wheel."