SLEEPOVER TAKEOVER
The hilarious new middle-grade from Simon James Green
WINNER - InspiRead 2023
Shortlisted for the Oxfordshire Book Awards 2023
‘50 Hottest Books for Summer’ in The Guardian
For Otis, this was a sleepover to remember - if only he could!
When dorky, unpopular 11-yr-old Otis wakes up in the morning at a sleepover birthday party, he's in for a shock.
At the marquee where the sleepover took place, it's a scene of carnage and mayhem: there's a donkey drinking at the chocolate fountain, a huge inflatable helium sausage looms above, doves everywhere, one of the kids has a tattoo, and there's a suitcase of bratwurst on the floor!
But what's weirdest of all, neither Otis nor the other kids can remember what happened! The party was in the back garden of popular kid Rocco Rococo's huge house, and Otis was only there because his mum forced an invitation. Otis realizes that makes him Prime Suspect for causing the mess, and he needs to clear his name. Meanwhile, Rocco just needs to keep his parents from finding out! So while everyone else makes a befuddled exit, Otis and Rocco reluctantly team up to hide the evidence.
They decide to retrace their steps in the hope of solving the mystery...
“... outrageously funny romp for 9+”
OUT NOW!
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Simon says…
Imagine The Hangover movie… but with a cast of 11 year-olds after an epic birthday party! This is my second middle-grade novel, and IT’S BONKERS! Honestly, this was such good fun to write - it features a donkey on a sugar high, a boy in a wedding dress, a suitcase full of sausages, a bunch of escaped doves, some very angry bikers, and the infamous ‘peeing cherub with the missing winkle’! But as well as all the chaos and mayhem, there’s also a very sweet story here about the final months of Year 6 and finding your squad before you start secondary school. If you want a good laugh, this is the book for you - I PROMISE! I hope you enjoy meeting Otis Bumble, Rocco Rococo and the rest of the gang! BWARK!
Introducing Sleepover Takeover…
