Rock Bottom A Midsummer Nightmare by Ross Montgomery

Rock Bottom A Midsummer Nightmare by Ross Montgomery

By Ross Montgomery (author) Part of the Shakespeare Shake-Ups series

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A laugh-out-loud comical caper of friendship, true love and a completely disastrous school Shakespeare production from bestselling author Ross Montgomery.

Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

Nick is truly, madly in love with Jessie Stone. And she doesn't even know his name. In a ploy to win her heart, he plans to star alongside her in the school production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

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But when he's cast as the foolish Bottom instead of the romantic lead, his whole world comes crashing down. Enter Robyn, school mischief-maker, who has some crafty tricks up her sleeve. With her help Nick is sure he can get Jessie to notice him just as long as his grand plans don't go up in smoke ...

A brilliant, illustrated caper that will have youngsters giggling all the way to the final curtain -- Lancashire Evening Post

Whisked me back to my own school days ... Laugh-out-loud series of mishaps -- The Letterpress Project

Zany characters, a daft plot and plenty of humour combine to create a hugely entertaining tale -- BookTrust

A brilliant way to introduce audiences to the plot of A Midsummer Night's Dream and provide lots of laughs along the way -- Makebelieve and Manuscripts, blog

Jam-packed with fun ... It had me chuckling from the very first page -- VIP Reading

Ross Montgomery started writing stories as a teenager, when he should have been doing homework, and continued doing so at university. He has been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book of the Year award twice, with his debut novel Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door and The Midnight Guardians . His books have also been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award while his picture book Space Tortoise was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award and included in The Guardian's Best New Children’s Books of 2018. He lives in London with his wife and their cat, called Fun Bobby.

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Nick is truly, madly in love with Jessie Stone. And she doesn't even know his name.

The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Rock Bottom A Midsummer Nightmare and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old

Rock Bottom A Midsummer Nightmare features in the following genres: Drama / Performing Arts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 7+, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, School Stories, Featured Books for 7+ readers

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Rock Bottom A Midsummer Nightmare was written by Ross Montgomery and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd

Rock Bottom A Midsummer Nightmare has 77 pages

Yes it is part of Shakespeare Shake-Ups series

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