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Space Race

Malorie Blackman

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Published by Corgi, part of Random House Children's Publishers UK

Illustrated by Colin Mier

Format: Paperback

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EAN: 9780552545426
Published: 1 Aug 1997

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Synopsis

Five...four...three...two...one. Lift-off!

What can Lizzie do when big-headed Jake challenges her to a race in space? She's GOT to beat him. But Jake has a super-duper, deluxe new spaceship that runs on special fuel...

Zoom to Pluto and back with this super space story from award-winning author, Malorie Blackman.

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The pace is good, there is enough repetition of plot elements to keep readers in touch, and the setting is just different enough to be interesting
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About the Author

Malorie Blackman worked as a database manager and systems programmer before becoming a full-time writer. Her reputation has steadily grown and she has been awarded a number of prizes including the WHSmith's Mind-Boggling Books Award and the Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 award for HACKER, the Young Telegraph/Fully Booked award for THIEF! and, more recently, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for PIG-HEART BOY. She was voted Voice/Excel Children's Writer of the Year in 1997. Her novel NOUGHTS AND CROSSES has won both the Children's Book Award and the Lancashire Children's Book Award 2002. THE TIMES recently described her as 'a bit of a national treasure.'