A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from the author of The Boy in the Dress and Mr Stink. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own ...butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land. Yes, Joe has absolutely everything he could possibly want. But there's just one thing he really needs: a friend...
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| ISBN |
9780007516667 |
| Released NZ |
6 Dec 2012 |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format |
Paperback, ePub edition |
| Alternate Format(s) |
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| Availability |
Not currently available
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| ISBN-13 |
9780007516667 |
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| Stock |
Out of stock |
| Status |
Not currently available |
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| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint |
HarperCollins |
| Released |
6 Dec 2012
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| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Paperback, ePub edition
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| Edition |
ePub edition |
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| Author(s) |
By Walliams, David
Illustrated by Ross, Tony |
| Category |
Fiction (Child / Teen)
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| Number of Pages |
288 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
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| Dewey Code |
823.92 |
| Weight |
272g |
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| Interest Age |
Children / Young Adults |
| Reading Age |
Children / Young Adults |
| Library of Congress |
JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, Children of the rich - Juvenile fiction, Happiness - Juvenile fiction, Children of the rich, Happiness |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
Praise for BILLIONAIRE BOY: A triumphant mix of wit and warmth - Telegraph Books of the Year Guaranteed to appeal to youngsters ... definitely another hit for Walliams. - Express Praise for MR STINK: A pleasure to read. A beguilingly funny, original and thought-provoking tale... hilarious Amanda Craig, The Times Comic genius... A joy for kids both big and small. Edinburgh Evening News A funny and very readable book Financial Times A joy Time Out A delight from start to finish... a new Roald Dahl The Times Even adults will find themselves chuckling at this outstanding book. And the illustrations rock! Heat |
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Author's Bio
David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and become one of the most influential children's writers today. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress(2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 40 million copies, and his books translated into 53 languages. Born in London, Tony Ross went to art school in Liverpool. His cartoons have appeared in famous publications the world over. His first book, Hugo and the Wicked Winter, was published in 1972. Tony has since written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000! David and Tony have worked on seven bestselling picture books together, and thirteen of David's phenomenally successful children's novels. David and Tony also collaborated on the 2017 World Book Day title, BLOB, and on the blockbuster collections The World's Worst Children 1, 2 and 3, The World's Worst Teachersand The World's Worst Parents.
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