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Just Shocking!
''"Just Shocking!"'' is the sixth book released of the "Just!" series by Andy Griffiths (author), Andy Griffiths. Released in late September 2007 in Australia, it tells 10 short but shocking stories about Andy. In 2008 the book won a KOALA Award for Younger Readers, a COOL Award Fiction for Younger Readers, a BILBY Award in the Younger Readers category, a West Australian Young Readers' Book Award for Younger Readers and a YABBA – Fiction for Younger Readers. This is the longest book in the "Just" series. Stories Fun with a fire hose Andy and Danny imagine the circumstances and possibility of playing with a fire hose. Terry thinks of what could go wrong and Andy finds solutions for all of them. In the end they decide to do it. This is written in a script-like format. I am a Ro-bot After seeing Jen read ''I, Robot'', Andy pretends to be a robot and gets trapped in a closet. His parents call him "[''The Andy 2000'']" and he gets into a wardrobe and a vacuum talks to him. Ballo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Griffiths (author)
Andrew Noel Griffiths (born 3 September 1961) is an Australian children's and comedy writer. He was educated at Yarra Valley Grammar School. He is most notable for his ''Just!'' series, which was adapted into an animated television series called ''What's with Andy?'', his novel ''The Day My Bum Went Psycho'', The Day My Butt Went Psycho!, which was also adapted into a television series, and the ''The 13-Story Treehouse, Treehouse'' series, which has been adapted into several stage plays. Previously a vocalist with alternative rock bands Gothic Farmyard and Ivory Coast, in 1992 he turned to writing. He is well known for working with Terry Denton. Early life An event cited by Griffiths as instrumental in developing his literary style was when, as a child, he read the 1845 German children's book ''Struwwelpeter'', which featured children being maimed and killed as a consequence for bad behaviour. Career Literary style Griffiths places an emphasis on Toilet humour, toilet and gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |