Boys blokes books

Glad you asked! Lightning Strikes is the name of a new series of action-packed stories from some of Australia’s brightest and best. Just like lightning these books are short, sharp and sensational.

Favourites are Queasy Rider by James Roy and Meg McKinlay’s Going for Broke but there are six in the series now.

Queasy Rider is about two boys who find an old bike and hatch a plan to get rich. Going for Broke is a crack-up funny story about Nathan Foley* and his attempts to break a world record. Any world record! There’s more about Lightning Strikes here.

*not that Nathan Foley.

And the winner is Reece, for this little number:

Q. What is a pirate’s favourite letter?

A. Aaaarrrrgh!!!

Can’t top that! Reece! Andy Griffiths’ Treasure Fever and pencil case are on the way to you at Narellan Vale Public School. Look out for it in the post.

News has just filtered through from his publishers that Robert Muchamore, author of the massively popular Cherub books, is coming to Australia.

Cherub fanatics will have the chance to win one of 15 exclusive opportunities to interrogate Robert Muchamore with their best mate in top secret location, in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane in August and September.

For details keep an eye on this special website.

And did I mention the stretch Hummer?

Have you seen Andy Griffiths’ new book? Do you like pirates?

Tell us a good pirate joke (or a bad one) and you could win your own copy of Treasure Fever!

The books also comes with a cool pencil case, too. Competition closes Friday 23 May.