About the Book and Author
Alien Grimstink has travelled ninety thousand light years to annihilate all life on Earth. 13-year-old Layla Tenby has travelled half a mile to deliver leaflets for affordable fence panels.
But when they swap places Grimstink finds himself battling traffic wardens and the SUBWAY sandwich ordering system, while Layla is zapped to a strange planet and left fighting for the future of the galaxy whether she wants to or not (spoiler: she does not want to).
Is Reece, Layla’s annoying younger brother, key to the galaxy’s survival, or will his friendship with new bestie Grimstink lead them all to impending doom?
Daniel Peak is a BAFTA, RTS and International Emmy Award winning TV scriptwriter. He is one of the writers on the CBBC show Horrible Histories and co-writer of Lee Mack’s BBC1 comedy Not Going Out. Daniel lives near Manchester
Book Review
I would definitely read this book again because of how fun it was!
This book was very twisty! I like feeling shocked when I read books so people who like action and plot twists will like this book because there are 2 stories going on and then they eventually link together.
The story is about Layla Tenby who gets a tanglestone as her birthday present, she uses the powers to transport herself to a different planet unknowing.
I would definitely read this book again because of how fun it was!
There are not many illustrations, but the cover is very detailed and tells you a lot about the book. If you read the book, then looked at the cover you would understand it.
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Reviewer Profile
- Name: Unaysa
- Age: 6 years
- Likes: Art, reading, skipping
- Dislikes: monsters, ghost and cavities
- Superpower: Healing people with my art
- Favourite Book: Goodbye Bear by Jane Chapman
- Favourite Film: Moana
