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One of a series of plays by British screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce looking at the punk generation three decades on, with each play telling a different, but connected, story. In Parallel Lines, Julie is a singer in an ageing Blondie tribute band. An invitation to the reunion of the audience at an Adverts gig in 1977 brings some skeletons dancing from the cupboard. Starring Doon Mackichan as Julie, with Sian Reeves, Rosie Cavaliero, Ivan Kaye, Paul Viragh, Joseph Tremain, Sarah Bedi, John Rowe and Ben Crowe.

Shortlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal, Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by the award-winning UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026 Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an funny out-of-this-world adventure. Perfect for children aged 8+ and illustrated throughout by Steven Lenton. 'Full of heart and emotion...

Funny, exciting and brilliantly clever, Frank Cottrell-Boyce's Millions is a fantastic adventure about two boys, one miracle and a million choices. Perfect for boys and girls of 8 to 12. What would you do with a million pounds? Buy a thousand pizzas? Give it to charity? When a bag stuffed full...

The Tootings are stuck in 1966! Somebody's stolen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and left them behind. But that's not their biggest problem. Their biggest problem is that Little Harry's been kidnapped by whoever nicked their magical car. There's only one solution. The Tootings must find the Potts - the family that originally built Chitty. Sharing their combined knowledge of how Chitty works, the families stand a chance of rescuing Little Harry and finding the most brilliant car in the world.

'A writer of comic genius – he has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart' – The Sunday Telegraph The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in bestselling, award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce's funny, touching story, Framed. Dylan has accidentally been caught up in the crime of the...

Read by the author, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. A British Childhood is at once a searing account of our failure to look after the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, and a call to arms to all of us to protect the innocence of childhood. During his time as Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce...

The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster children. Now Prez has come to live with them. But, though he seems cheerful and helpful, he never says a word. Then one day Prez answers the door to someone claiming to be his relative. This small...

Frank Cottrell Boyce's story, Millions, is the tale of a not-so-great train robbery. Read aloud by actor Stephen Tompkinson, this Carnegie Medal-winning story is an absolute treasure! Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to...

Nadia Shireen and Frank Cottrell Boyce have been shipwrecked on the Island of Brilliant with nothing but a pair of hammocks, a pile of children’s books and the world’s greatest ukulele band (The Ukulele Uff Trio) to keep them going. Everyone wants the best for their children. Everyone should know that reading for pleasure not only increases educational attainment but also helps build happiness and resilience. If you’re going to read for pleasure you need choice. Nadia and Frank will be chatting about what’s new and brilliant in children’s writing with the help of visitors to the ...

Two refugee brothers from Mongolia are determined to fit in with their Liverpool schoolmates, but bring so much of Mongolia to Bootle that their new friend and guide, Julie, is hard-pressed to know truth from fantasy as she recollects a wonderful friendship that was abruptly ended when Chingis and his family were forced to return to Mongolia. Told with the humour, warmth, and brilliance of detail which characterises Frank Cottrell Boyce's writing, The Unforgotten Coat is a magical and compelling story.

Miranda has just updated her Facebook profile. But her husband Billy is baffled. Why is she claiming to love songs she's never heard of? How can she have forgotten her own children? Is she really Miranda? And if so, how and why is she doing this? A thought-provoking story about the afterlife by acclaimed teen author Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Year 6 goes to Hollywood! Head to Tinseltown in this hilarious and heart-warming adventure by bestselling, award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The Blockbusters! is fabulously illustrated in black and white throughout by Steven Lenton. When new boy Rafa and his friends accidentally stray onto the...

Year 6 goes to Hollywood! Hilarious and heart-warming adventure by bestselling, award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce. When new boy Rafa and his friends accidentally stray onto the set of a major Hollywood blockbuster, the last thing they expect is to become extras. Rafa’s likeness to the famous...

Find out why it's not easy being green in the hilarious new book from master storyteller Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Astounding Broccoli Boy. Read by Ewan Goddard and with an approximate running time of 466 minutes it's time to meet a brand new super hero! Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for all...

The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed, read aloud by actor Jason Hughes. Dylan 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...

It's one giant leap for all boy-kind in Frank Cottrell Boyce's out-of-this-world story: Cosmic, read aloud by actor Daniel Ryan. 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...

'Brilliantly entertaining & thought provoking . . . I am in total awe.' David Walliams 'Proper, sparkly, witty, enticing storytelling . . . It's perfect.' Hilary McKay Packed with mystery, adventure and laughs, Noah's Gold is the exciting novel from the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of...

'A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart' - Sunday Telegraph No matter how big the show – family, friendship and adventure shine through in The Wonder Brothers by multi-award-winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated throughout by Steven Lenton...

Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together, from the award-winning Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton. When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a...