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Alex Shearer was born in Wick, in the far North of Scotland. He has previously published THE CLOUD HUNTERS and SKY RUN with Hot Key Books. He has also written several TV series, stage plays, radio plays and comedy scripts. Moving into writing for children, his novels BOOTLEG and THE GREATEST STORE IN THE WORLD were adapted for television by the BBC, and his 2003 novel THE SPEED OF THE DARK was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. He lives in Somerset and is married with two grown-up children.
Two strong characters, with a lot of humour, and a twist at the end - great fun to read -- Diana Barnes School Library Association
