By Jim Smith (author) , Jim Smith (illustrator) Part of the A Super Weird! Mystery series
"Daftly delicious story of donuts and detection"
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When Melvin Pebbles moves to the town of Donut Island, he has no idea what’s in store: before he’s even unpacked his vast collection of toy bags (unopened, toys still inside to preserve the mystery), he’s been adopted into the Daily Donut Club by new friend, Rhubarb Plonsky, and by the end of the book, together with third Donut Club member Yoshi Fujikawa, will have foiled an alien invasion and bid to brainwash his new neighbours.
As you’d expect from the creator of the inimitable Barry Loser series, this is a blissfully surreal mystery adventure, as weird as it is wonderful, and certain to have readers laughing out loud from beginning to end. Jim Smith’s illustrations are as playful as the plot, and make the whole package even more of a treat. Comic genius!
It's the new funniest mystery detective series ever, from the genius behind the bestselling Barry Loser books!
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Things are about to get SUPER WEIRD. When Melvin moves from the city to Donut (a perfectly round island with a hole in the middle), he thinks it's the most rubbish place ever. Then he meets Rhubarb. Rhubarb is OBSESSED with mysteries and has her own school newspaper to investigate the strange goings on in Donut.
(Unfortunately nothing ever happens in Donut so she's never had anything to write about.) But then Melvin notices that the kids at school are acting very strangely. Could it be something to do with the Donut Hole Monsters that everyone is collecting? Soon Melvin and Rhubarb are on the trail of a mystery - one that is going to lead them right into the centre of the donut hole...
And Rhubarb might actually have something to write about in her newspaper, if they make it out alive. Will they get to the bottom of the Donut Hole Monster mystery before it's too late and the whole town is brainwashed?
One of the World Book Day 2014 Authors After graduating with a first class degree in advertising, graphic design and illustration in 1997, Jim Smith was spotted by the owner of a small coffee shop chain and brought in to fill the walls of their flagship store with his paintings. It was a three month contract; fourteen years later, Jim is head of design at Puccino's Worldwide Ltd, now an international coffee shop franchise with stores in the UK, Europe and Egypt. In the meantime he's illustrated kids' food packaging for M&S, drawn cartoons on the sides of PJ smoothies, created in-store graphics for Orange phone stores, designed book covers and branded a New York based Iced Tea company. In 2010, Jim launched the hugely successful Waldo Pancake range of stationery and gift products, now sold in the UK, Australia, Singapore, Europe and the US. 'I am not a Loser' by Barry Loser, the first of a series of children’s books 'spellchecked' by Jim, was published in 2012, having already sold rights to nine countries. The sequel, ‘I am Still Not a Loser’ was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 and declared the funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen. Jim won the Scholastic LOLLIES book award for Future Ratboy .
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It was an enjoyable book to read and I would recommend it to my friends who like adventure stories.
This adventure story is set in a mysterious town called Donut Island. In the middle of the town is a massive hole showing a giant lightning strike. There is a girl called Rhubarb and a boy called Yoshi who are friends and together they write the town newspaper. The town newspaper reports all the strange things that happen in Donut Island.
I like this book because a few of the characters are funny and the illustration are really helpful; they also brought the story to life. The characters show a lot of team-work and helped each other no matter what: it is a book about friendship and bravery.
I feel as though the book is aimed at children who are around 7-8 years old because it was easy and fun to read.... Read Full Review
An amazing mystery! 5/5!
In this book, you will find a little boy called Melvin, who is going to live on a new island called Donut Island. He meets some new friends called Rhubarb and Yoshi. The clouds are turning purple, there's a big crack in the island, and the new toys in the local diner seem rather strange! It's up to Melvin and his friends to solve the mystery! This book was amazing! I loved the mystery and how they solved it. I kept wondering what was going to happen and was so excited to get to the end and see what happened. I didn't want to stop reading! I can't wait to read the next book! Melvin is my favourite character because he's so happy and kind and I'd like to be his friend.... Read Full Review
This is a great book with lots of shocks and surprises. Also, in the end, everything makes sense. Once you start reading it you will not want to stop
This is a book about a boy called Melvin and his next-door neighbour best friend called Rhubarb, who really likes mysteries.
Melvin has always wanted to be cooler ever since he had left his old school. He sees starting at Donut Juniors School as a new start and a chance to be super cool. At Donut Juniors, Rhubarb and Melvin met the Cool Doods Gang. This gang is made up of 3, not cool people called Hector, Dirk and Marjorie. Rhubarb works on a newspaper called The Daily Donut with another of her friends called Yoshi, Melvin has recently joined them. The newspaper is all about Mysteries. It used to be a big hit when Rhubarb’s mum used to do it and school used to help to print out the copies and editing them. Now, however, school do nothing.... Read Full Review
It's the new funniest mystery detective series ever, from the genius behind the bestselling Barry Loser books! Things are about to get SUPER WEIRD.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Super Weird! Mystery: Danger at Donut Diner and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
A Super Weird! Mystery: Danger at Donut Diner features in the following genres: Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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A Super Weird! Mystery: Danger at Donut Diner was written by Jim Smith and published by Egmont Books Ltd an imprint of Egmont UK Ltd
A Super Weird! Mystery: Danger at Donut Diner has 270 pages
Yes it is part of A Super Weird! Mystery series
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