Lee Raven, Boy Thief

This is the stunning new novel from Zizou Corder, author of the highly acclaimed Lionboy trilogy.

Zizou Corder is the not-so-secret identity of Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young, who have been writing together since Isabel was seven. They have written three books together: the Lionboy trilogy. They wander the world in a large blue canoe, and have 17 pet ducks as well as the lizard and the dead tortoise.

Lee Raven, boy thief, has stolen something he really didn't mean to. 
 
Now he faces a perilous flight through London (and the murky sewers below) as he tries to escape capture &ndash; because Lee has stolen the Book of Nebo, a book that has existed for thousands of years and tells every story and legend known to man. It's priceless. Some will even kill to possess it. The pressure mounts and the future of Nebo is in Lee's hands &ndash; can he prevent the most dangerous ending of them all?

Lionboy: The Truth

The stunning final installment in the acclaimed Lionboy trilogy - brand new in paperback!

A new star has appeared on the children's literary firmament

Zizou Corder is Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young, whose names are too long to fit on the front of a book. Louisa is a grown-up and has written five grown-up books. Isabel is a kid and has written mostly schoolwork. The original Zizou is Isabel's lizard, only he spells it Zizu. This is their third novel &ndash; the last in a trilogy that has sold more than 200,000 copies so far in the UK alone. They all live in London. Only one goes to school.

Charlie Ashanti &ndash; lion-rescuer, shipwreck-survivor and Catspeaker &ndash; is safe with his parents. Or is he? 
 
Old enemies are closing in: Maccomo, the liontrainer, longs for revenge, and the evil Corporacy is still hunting Charlie and his mum and dad. 
 
They could hide. But the time to hide is over. Now is the time to fight back . . . 
 
Brilliantly written, fantastically exciting adventure fiction with a twist &ndash; boys and girls aged 9+ will love it! 
 
Lionboy was the first ever selection by the Blue Peter Book Club.

Lionboy

One of the most critically acclaimed new children's novels of 2003 is now arriving in paperback.

Zizou Corder is Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakah Young, whose names are too long to fit on the front of a book. Louisa is a grown-up and has written five grown-up books. Isabel is a kid and has written mostly schoolwork. The original Zizou is Isabel's lizaed, only he spells it Zizu. This is their first novel - the first of a trilogy. They all live in London. Only one goes to school

Charlie Ashanti, the hero of LIONBOY, speaks cat - the language of all cats wild and domestic alike. His unusual talent helps him on his quest to find his kidnapped parents who have discovered a cure for asthma. The local cats of his home town (a futuristic London) start him on his search to solve the mystery of his missing parents, which leads him across the channel on board a circus ship bound for Paris. It is on this wonderful vessel that Charlie establishes a close relationship with the homesick circus lions who become his accomplices. But Charlie is in danger, for close behind him on his trail, is a crony of the mysterious group who have kidnapped his parents. They want Charlie too.

Lionboy: The Chase

The stunning sequel to LIONBOY - one of the most critically acclaimed new children's novels of 2003.

Zizou Corder is Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakah Young, whose names are too long to fit on the front of a book. Louisa is a grown-up and has written five grown-up books. Isabel is a kid and has written mostly schoolwork. The original Zizou is Isabel's lizard, only he spells it Zizu. This is their second novel - the next in the Lionboy trilogy. They all live in London. Only one goes to school.

Charlie Ashanti is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick beautiful Lions and an extraordinary sabre-toothed creature. Charlie has promised to help the Lions find their way home to Morocco but he has his own problems: his Mum and Dad have been kidnapped and he is determined to find them. His new friends, King Boris of Bulgaria and his security chief, Edward, have promised to help. But Charlie wonders if he was wrong to trust them when he and the Lions find themselves held virtually as prisoners in Venice. They eventually escape with the help of a friendly gondolier, and after a dangerous sea journey the Lions finally make it home and Charlie is at last reunited with his parents.

Zizou Corder

Washed ashore as a baby in ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs. Although her true identity remains a mystery, she is loved as one of their own. But when Halo is dragged away by fishermen, her wild adventure begins . . . 
 
Halo soon realizes that if she is to survive then she must live in disguise - as a boy. A violent war is threatening to erupt and Halo is at the mercy of the mighty Spartan warriors. And as she battles to hide her secret, Halo never forgets her quest to find out who she is - and where she really came from.

Zizou Corder

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