by Frank Cottrell Boyce

 

Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only 11-year-old to ever ride the G-force defying Cosmic rollercoaster - or be offered the chance to drive a Porsche.

 

Liam wins the chance to go to what he thinks is the world's most exciting theme park in China - but in order to go there he has to pretend to be a dad and persuade one of his friends to go along as his child.

 

Once there he discovers that Infinity Park isn't a theme park at all - it's a training site for the first children into space. Things rapidly get way out of Liam's control and he winds up on a spaceship as the only 'adult' with several kids relying on him to get them back down to Earth.

 

Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up.

 

Frank Cottrell Boyce, father of seven, is an award-winning children's author and screenwriter whose film credits include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People. He lives in Merseyside, England with his family.

 

Paperback. 256 pages.

 

Age 9+