Books with title The Return of the Deadly 7

When eleven-year-old Nelson's beloved older sister goes missing, he is devastated. She's his only friend and means the world to him. Then his parents join the search and leave Nelson in the care of his crazy uncle Pogo, a plumber who is working at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. There in a dusty crypt Nelson stumbles across an ancient machine that accidentally extracts the so-called seven deadly sins from his soul. The machine turns them into ugly, cantankerous, and embarrassing creatures who follow him everywhere. But there is more to these monsters than meets the eye, and in this off-the-wall debut novel about making friends and taking courage, Nelson finds that these strange newcomers are just the companions he needs for a quest across the globe to rescue his big sister.The Deadly 7 is a funny illustrated middle-grade book full of humor and adventure by Garth Jennings, the director of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy and of the animated film Sing, which features voice acting from Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, and Nick Offerman. “Delightful and inventive, this original story entertains at every turn . . . Hilarious, madcap action combined with rich language will keep readers rapidly turning pages. Pen-and-ink sketches supplement this highly imaginative book that is part mystery, part adventure, and total fun.” ―School Library Journal

“Well written book! Never a dull moment. Even in sentimental moments it keeps you attached more and more with the character and walk (read) with her hoping for the best. I'm excited about this series and recommend this to everyone who like zombie apocalyptic stories. Goes toe to toe with The Walking dead. Meant for younger readers but not limited to!” - JC “I fell in love with the protagonist in the first book and as I see her relate to more and more people, she just grows more endearing. I highly recommend this book.” - Catherine “It’s like Walking Dead for kids. There are zombies everywhere… “ - Kristine “Saffron, brings a unique perspective to the zombie apocalypse genre, and due to her age and intelligence and choices, she's also a solid hero for middle-school aged kids.” - Scott “It’s thrilling. I can’t read zombies before bedtime without nightmares, but Saffron is on the train tracks right now and I’m scared for her!” - Am It’s weird to think of myself as someone who has fans, but apparently I have a few. Above are some of the thoughts they’ve shared. If you have any questions you would like to ask Saffron or Nat, opinions on the books you would like to share or just want to say howdy, I always appreciate feedback. Send a shout out to our publishing company. Be well and God bless.

The Curse of the Deadly 7 is the last book in the funny, action-packed, exciting monster adventure series The Deadly 7 by the director of Sing Garth Jennings.'A fantastic new voice in middle grade fiction. I loved it!' Robin Stevens, bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike.Nelson Green has learned to live with the seven stinky monsters that were extracted from his soul. Sure, they sometimes get up to mischief and land him in trouble, but at least he hasn't had to fight any giant angry abominations in a while. But something still isn't right. Nelson's hair hasn't grown a single millimeter since the monsters were created. He hasn't got any taller, and his chewed off fingernails aren't growing back. Something strange is happening, and the Deadly 7 know more than they're letting on . . . But then someone else finds the soul extractor – someone with a grudge against Nelson. Soon Nelson has more to worry about than his fingernails: there's an army of angry monsters coming to get him, and his own monsters might not be there to help . . .

Who needs friends when you've got monsters? Everything was happening so fast, and it was all so...mad. It was as if someone had taken reality, made it into a jigsaw, thrown the jigsaw onto the floor and then said, 'Now, hurry up and put it all together!' as they danced all over the jigsaw pieces in a clown suit, blowing a trumpet. When Nelson's beloved big sister goes missing on a school trip, Nelson is devastated - he's not that good at making friends, and his sister is the only person he can talk to. His parents join the search party and leave Nelson in the care of his mad uncle Pogo. Uncle Pogo is the caretaker of St Paul's Cathedral, and it is here that Nelson stumbles across a machine, invented by Christopher Wren and buried for hundreds of years. Designed to extract the seven deadly sins, the machine has a fault - once extracted, the sins become living, breathing monsters who will then follow the sinner around for eternity (unless they eat him first, in the case of the particularly sinful). Nelson accidentally extracts seven deadly monsters from his own little soul. Ugly, cantankerous, smelly and often the cause of much embarrassment, Nelson's monsters are the last thing he needs in his life, but at least they're fairly harmless (he's a pretty good kid on the whole). When he learns of their individual powers, he realises the monsters can be put to good use, and together Nelson and the deadly seven set out on a quest across the globe to find and rescue his big sister. Somewhere along the way, Nelson realises that he finally has friends, even if they are smelly, lazy friends who like smashing stuff up. The Deadly 7 is a monster adventure by successful director Garth Jennings.

'Funny, weird and the perfect mix of dark and light, this is a fantastic new voice in middle-grade fiction. I loved it!' Robin Stevens, bestselling author of Murder Most UnladylikeThe Deadly 7 is a monster adventure by Garth Jennings, writer and director of animated movie Sing, and is packed full of hilarious illustrations.One night, deep in the catacombs of St Paul’s Cathedral, eleven-year-old Nelson stumbles across a strange and ancient machine, which accidentally extracts the seven deadly sins from his soul in the form of living breathing, grumpy, smelly monsters. Suddenly he’s stuck with seven angry, sneaky, greedy, vain, adorable, thieving, farting new friends, who help him form the best (and weirdest) plan ever: to find and rescue his missing beloved big sister . . .