Cosmic: From the UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026

i read this as a library book to my 9 yr old boy as his bedtime story and he loved it so much he wanted his own copy to re-read on his own. Let me just say that again... 9 year old boy wanted to re-read this on his own ...! if you struggle to get your boy to read then try any Frank Cotterell Boyce. Boyce writes real, fascinating, engaging characters in extraordinary situations. this story explores what it means to be responsible. the main character has to discover this for himself, and there's an interesting comparison between being seen to be responsible and actually choosing to act responsibly, all wrapped up in a very entertaining story about space. good level of vocab.

This story is narrated by 11-year-old, abnormally tall Liam. Liam is given a phone by his dad, which is connected to his dad's, so his dad can read Liam's texts and e-mails. Liam always goes on an app called Draxworld, which is very similar to our Google Images. The maker of Draxworld calls him, and invites him, and his child to test a new ride at Infinity Park, China, called 'The Rocket'. Liam accepts, and asks classmate Florida to pose as his daughter. But it turns out 'The Rocket'ride is literally a ride that blasts children into space. Liam is voted to take care of four children on board: Max, Samson Two, Hasan, and Florida. But when something goes wrong on the rocket,it's up to Liam to save them all. I recommend this book to children and adults; Age nine and up.

Easy read and good comparisons to other writers and narrative plots out there.

Loved this book when it was shortlisted for Carnegie and I read it with my kids. Have just bought a set for use with year 7. Looking forward to it. My kids are now 17-23 and they all still remember it fondly. Great balance of storyline, humour and poignant relationships.

Bought this during the first lockdown as it was the text being read in school by my child's class before the first lockdown. I had to buy the actual book as it was easier to refer to it whilst doing the home learning thus avoiding the overuse of the screen unnecessarily. It's a good story and we enjoyed reading it and using it for the home learning.

Cottrell Boyce is hugely under rated as a writer in my opinion. His books never fail to impress and always leave me wrung out emotionally in the best possible way. He has an uncanny knack for getting into the thoughts of a child and making the reader see how profound they are, whilst at the same time making them cry tears of laughter, or just tears. In this story Liam, a precociously tall boy, who is always being mistaken for an adult, takes on the role of his dad when offered a once in a life time chance to go into space. Whatever else I tell you about this book will not do it justice. It is the nuances, the inflections, the attention to detail and the empathy that makes this book so wonderful. If you start with this book just make sure that you go back and read Millions and Framed as well, because they're just as good.

This book is made for everyone. It tells the story of Liam Digby and his life as being a pretend dad, going into space and bearing the pressure of being out of the Earth's orbit. A must read book for everyone - touches your heart and makes you realise how hard it is to be lost in space. It also makes you realise that your dad will do anything for you, you parents will sacrifice everything for you...

This book is really interesting ,because it teaches you about space and tells you an interesting story at the same time!!!

Good book

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