By Morris Gleitzman (author)
"A blackly comic tale as relevant to children's lives as ever, from a writer who can perfectly blend pathos, wisdom and humour"
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A favourite of August 2011 Guest Editor Julie Hearn.
To writing a moving and funny book, especially for children, about as serious a subject as cancer is a remarkable achievement. Two Weeks with the Queen is a remarkable example of such a thing. Sent away from his home in Australia to stay with his aunt ands uncle in London while his parents nurse his brother Luke through the final stages of cancer, Colin sets out on a mission.
If only he can reach the Queen, he reasons, she’ll be able to put him in touch with the best cancer doctor in the world and Luke will be made well. But nothing is so straightforward. Instead, Colin meets some remarkable people and, through them, he is able to share some of the universal grief of loosing a person you love.
Profoundly moving, deeply serious but also wickedly funny. Click here to see other Morris Gleitzman titles.
When Colin's brother Luke becomes seriously ill with leukemia, he is determined to get the best help possible. He is sent to stay with relatives and attempts to go to the top - the Queen first, and failing her, the best cancer doctor in the world.
One of Australia's, and now the world's, best-known and loved children's authors, Morris Gleitzman tackles tough subjects in a funny and offbeat way . He has never set out to write "issues books" and says that his writing is as much for himself as for his readers.
Born: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, January 9th 1953 Jobs: Paperboy, Shelf-Stacker, Department Store Santa Claus, Frozen Chicken Defroster, Assistant to Fashion Designer, Rolling-Stock Unhooker in a Sugar Mill, TV Comedy Writer, Magazine Columnist Lives: Victoria First Book: The Other Facts of Life, 1985
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Two Weeks with the Queen and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Two Weeks with the Queen features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Two Weeks with the Queen was written by Morris Gleitzman and published by Penguin Books Ltd
Two Weeks with the Queen has 127 pages
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