The Revenge of Botan the Bone Crusher

by Ross McLeod

Overview

THE REVENGE OF BOTAN THE BONE CRUSHER

Reading Age: 9-12
Approx. word count: 36,000

Following on from The Theft of the Crown of Bodran, this sequel deals with the attempted revenge of the awesomely unpleasant giant – Botan, who was so cleverly duped by Charlie and his friends when they retrieved King Bodran's stolen crown.

After finding himself in a great deal of trouble with a supply teacher, due to a case of mistaken identity, Charlie soon finds himself the centre of attention of the furious giant’s spies. Charged with locating his home in the Overland, the place where humankind live, the spies eventually run Charlie to earth and report back to their master. Delighted that he has at last discovered the home of one of his greatest enemies, Botan decides to invade the Overland and capture Charlie, or one of his cousins, for ransom. Eventually, with Botan on the rampage in the Darklands and his dwarf army and coven of witches mobilised for war, Charlie and his friends have to join battle with him to save the world.

Like most of Ross's stories, there is humour as well as tension and the former is best seen in the shape of a couple of really dopey and totally incompetent dwarves. However, it is the tension that will keep the reader’s head in the book as from page-to-page and chapter-to-chapter, it seems that Charlie, and his family and friends, are at the mercy of an extremely frightening and very angry – colossus.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940033072194
Publisher:	Ross McLeod
Publication date:	02/24/2012
Series:	Charlie Braithwaite Stories , #4
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	189 KB
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

Born in Cheshire, England, Ross McLeod studied at Stockport College and the Open university. His work, as a risk assessment engineer, took him to many parts of the world and into many interesting places, including gas exploration platforms in the North Sea, nuclear submarines and many of Scotland's and Northern England's prisons. This mind-broadening lifestyle has given him a vast and comprehensive insight into the diverse and complicated world in which we live and whether writing for children, or an older readership, as Len Cooke, his travels and experiences have given him an ability to write with authority, humour and an understanding of both his characters and his craft that is very hard to match. Now retired from his 'usual day job', he lives 'quietly, apart from when the grandchildren (code-named the SAS) come round' with his wife, Pip the Border collie dog and Penny, the ever mischievous, Main Coon cat.