The Beast Beyond the Fence

#1 The Breakfast Club Adventures

Marcus Rashford, Alex Falase-Koya, Marta Kissi

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Macmillan
31 May 2022

Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Sporting stories (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA)

Series: The Breakfast Club Adventures

Dive into an exciting and mysterious adventure full of fun-filled friendships, fantastical creatures and incredible investigations by the #1 bestselling author Marcus Rashford!

The Breakfast Club Adventures is the first fiction book by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE, inspired by Marcus's own experiences growing up! Written with Alex Falase-Koya, it is the third title in the Marcus Rashford Book Club and is packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, making it the perfect book for children aged 8-11.

There's something fishy going on at school . . .

When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite football over the school fence, he knows he's never getting it back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But when Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast Club Investigators, he is soon pulled into an exciting adventure with his new mates to solve the mystery and get his football back!

Packed full of friendship, adventure, community and fun, you won't want to miss The Breakfast Club Adventures,: The Beast Beyond the Fence, Marcus Rashford's first fiction book for children.

'Breakfast Club guaranteed I had the best possible start to my day and welcomed me with open arms. It wasn't just about food. It was about forming friendships, about togetherness, about escape. It was where some of my greatest memories were made. I want to capture that feeling in my debut fiction book.' - Marcus Rashford MBE

By: Marcus Rashford
With: Alex Falase-Koya
Illustrated by: Marta Kissi
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 188g
ISBN: 9781529076622
ISBN 10: 1529076625
Series: The Breakfast Club Adventures
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 31 May 2022
Recommended Age: From 8 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: https://twitter.com/marcusrashford/media

Marcus Rashford MBE is Manchester United's iconic number 10 and an England International footballer. During the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marcus teamed up with the food distribution charity FareShare to cover the free school meal deficit for vulnerable children across the UK, raising in excess of 20 million pounds. In October 2020, he was appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Alex Falase-Koya is a London native. He was a winner of Spread the Word's 2019 London Writers Awards for YA/children's. Marta Kissi studied BA Illustration & Animation at Kingston University and MA Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art. Her favourite part of being an illustrator is bringing stories to life by designing charming characters and the wonderful worlds they live in.

Reviews for The Beast Beyond the Fence (#1 The Breakfast Club Adventures)

A super-fun story about friendship, community and having exciting adventures. -- <i>The Week Junior<i>'s Children's Book of the Week A great story of developing young friendships, delving into some of the issues children of this age group may be facing, and helping them find the tools they need to grow with confidence. -- <i>The Liverpool Echo<i> Children's Book of the Week