Written by Roddy Doyle. Illustrated by Brian Ajhar. First UK edition, 2004. Scholastic Children's Books, London.
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"No longer employed at the biscuit factory, Mr. Mack is becoming an inventor instead. Unfortunately, he's also been arrested. There was a small misunderstanding at the bank involving a saw inconveniently shaped like a machine gun. And, just when he needs her most, Mrs. Mack has disappeared off to become the first woman to circle the globe without telling anyone. So it's up to Jimmy, Robbie, Kayla and Rover the jaded wonder-dog to rescue Mr. Mack from prison, avoid some nasty orphan catchers and save the world from an army of ill-mannered slugs."
Roddy Doyle (1958 - ) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He taught English and geography for 14 years before becoming a full-time writer in 1993. He is best known for his Barrytown Trilogy, which depicts the lives of a working-class Dublin family and was adapted into several films. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for his novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, which explores the childhood of a boy in 1960s Ireland. He has also written books for children, plays, screenplays and short stories, often using dialogue in slang and Irish English dialect.
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Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear. Fold on page 17 else pages are clean, undamaged, and complete.
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