Spoofer Rooney

Is it a hoax too far when 'Spoofer' Rooney tells his cousins he's found a mysterious African living in his da's garden shed?

Jonathan has been a Play Leader, an English and Drama teacher, and co-Director of a Traveling Children's Theater, taking plays and workshops into schools. He now writes full-time for adults, teenagers and children. He has three lively children, an overgrown allotment and a pet fox called Shonika.

They've put a price on Hopper's head, 
A million quid I heard it said... 
 
Hopper Rooney's famous for his outrageously unreal stories. So it's no surprise that no-one believes him when he tells them that someone is living in his da's garden shed! 
 
Da's in hospital, the weight walking off him, his head filled with worry about his garage business, and Hooper is sure that the last thing he needs to know is that a mysterious African has moved in with their lawn-mower. 
 
Can Spoofer prove he's not the eejit everyone reckons he is? That this time, he's telling the truth? 
 
Bring him in alive or dead, 
And never let a tear be shed.

No-Flinch Lynch

The stirring story of a boy who wanted to be ordinary, but ended up as a freedom-fighter!

This is an enjoyable read; it is given considerable freshness by the picture of contemporary Ireland, urban and rural which serves as its background

Bright, sporty and popular, Lorcan Lynch seems to have it all. But when his heroic dad is jailed, Lorcan is sent off to an eccentric aunt in the West of Ireland. Here the city boy faces thorny challenges - a new school and its spiteful bullies, and a girl called Blaise who's looking for someone to help save ill-treated animals on a neighbouring island. Plagues by asthma attacks and self-doubt, has No-Flinch Lynch the courage - or the lungs - to lead a perilous rescue mission?

Shredder

A wonderfully engaging Corgi Pup from the author of The Bottle-Top King

This is a really funny school story, written in simple language, which is perfect for chidren starting out on reading longer books on their own

Aimed at new readers, kids will love the sense of drama as it unfolds

The style is accessibly undemanding, yet captivating at the appropriate level

The dialogue is concise, with a good balance of simple and challenging vocabulary. The plot is tight but the outcome is not predicatable

Shredder . . . stands out from the crowd - a first reader with a good plot, lively dialogue and engaging characters

Jonathan has been a Play Leader, an English and Drama teacher, and co-Director of a Traveling Children's Theater, taking plays and workshops into schools. He now writes full-time for adults, teenagers and children. He has three lively children, an overgrown allotment and a pet fox called Shonika. baby son.

Shredder is the class gerbil - and he has an amazing ability to shred his way through anything! Shredder's best friend in the class is Dino, a rather naughty boy who gets blamed for everything. When Shredder escapes from his cage and makes his way into the box where the money for the class trip is being kept, disaster strikes - and Dino gets the blame!

The Bottle-Top King

A hilarious tale of one boy's struggle to earn the respect of his peers and escape the smothering of his over-anxious mother

A funny account of cameraderie, courage and bottle tops!

RESPECT. That's what Lewis wants from his classmates. Nicknamed USELESS LEWIS or LOO BRUSH, he's fed up with his stammer, fed up that he can't pluck up the nerve to join the drama club - and fed up that the only football he gets to play is pretend matches with his collection of bottle-tops at home. 
 
Then Lewis' gangly mate Zulfi puts together a team for a five-a-side charity tournament. And he wants LEWIS to play! Can the bottle-top king burst out of his shell and show everyone the hero inside? 
 
A fresh, deliciously humourous story from a downtrodden pipsqueak who knows deep down he's a genius!

Jonathan Kebbe

DOPED UP AND LOCKED UP - OR FREE? 
Marcus King - Noodle Head to his friends - is coming to the end of his six-month stint at the Dovedale Home for Young Offenders. He's settled down and he's taking his meds - even if they do dull his senses and leave him unable to think straight. Still, the staff seem to think that's what an overactive, excitable boy needs - just a good dose of Kalmasol. 
He's even managed to make some pretty good friends amongst all the wild and difficult boys at the home. Ratso, Shelly and Ravi are a pretty odd gang but they do stick together. But everything goes wrong during Hare and Hounds - a torturous and cruel chase game the boys are forced to play. Marcus is back in trouble again. Now he's stuck at Dovedale for another stint - and who knows when they'll let him out now? A day out with their favourite teacher, Miss Wonderland sends Marcus's situation spiralling even lower - now only a drastic solution will do...

Jonathan Kebbe

Books by Jonathan Kebbe

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