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4 y separately published work icon Belly Flop Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 淘气小子马克斯. 泳池对决 ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2021 19883430 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

'Max and Abby hardly ever agree on anything ... until now! They are both desperate to get out of this Friday's swimming carnival.

'Max is the funny kid, and there's a swimming carnival that needs cancelling!

'A sea-monster, the maths olympiad, spotty rashes, good twin vs bad twin and a swimming instructor named Chad are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.' (Publication summary)

3 y separately published work icon Peeking Duck Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 淘气小子马克斯. 勇敢者游戏 ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2021 18586656 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

'He's not the smartest kid; he's not the fastest kid; he's not the prettiest kid; but he might just be the funniest kid you've ever met.

'Max and his friends take a road trip to Adventure Park to dare each other to ride The Tower of Dying Deathly Doom. But it may be Duck who is the bravest one of all.' (Publication summary)

3 y separately published work icon Funny Kid Kicks Butt Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 淘气小子马克斯. 超级英雄 ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2021 17179296 2019 single work children's fiction children's humour 'Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

He's also the one who wants to play Captain Kickbutt in the superhero movie filming in town. He just has to get child-star Spencer Daniels (aka Famous Kid) out of the way first.

'Max is the funny kid ... and Famous Kid needs to go down.

'A bodyguard named The Fridge, the greatest school assembly prank ever, a jewellery store robbery and a real superhero called ThunderButt are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

3 y separately published work icon Slapstick Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 淘气小子马克斯. 冰球风云 ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2021 15446978 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

'Only now he's been forced to join the local ice-hockey team, and there's nothing funny about slipping over and getting a frozen bum. Or is there?

'Max is the funny kid ... and this time he's skating on thin ice!

'Epic fails, a wrestling rhinoceros called Roxanne, fake news, locker rooms filled with popcorn and the dreaded return of Mr Armstrong are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.' (Publication summary)

5 y separately published work icon Get Licked Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 淘气小子马克斯:狗狗保卫战 ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2019 15040895 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

'And it's about time he used his talents for a good cause!

'Max is the funny kid ... and there are endangered animals to save!

'Putting the fun in fundraising, launching a puppy-smuggling operation, fighting the great Redhill canteen war and planning a secret theme park are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure!'  (Publication summary)

6 y separately published work icon Prank Wars Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 淘气小子马克斯. 露营大作战 ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2019 14086133 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

'As he and his classmates head off on a camping trip, the new boy, Tyson, decides to play some jokes of his own.

'Max is the funny kid ... and now there's a prank war to be won!

'Monsters in the lake, smuggling ducks, dig-your-own toilets, capsizing canoes, absolutely not falling in love and beans that give you the runs are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new adventure.' (Publication summary)

 

7 y separately published work icon Stand Up Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 正版现货超能力脱口秀 专著 ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2019 11539667 2017 single work children's fiction children's

'Now Max is the 'Un-Funny Kid', right when he's trying to win the town talent quest!

'Heckling clowns, kidnapped grandpas, giant dogs called Steve, bungled police operations and the greatest stand-up comedy routine of all time are just some of the things in store for Max, Hugo, Abby and Duck on their brand new adventure. Will the real Funny Kid please stand up!' (Publication summary)

7 y separately published work icon Funny Kid for President Matt Stanton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 淘气小子马克斯(竞选班长) ) Tianjin : Tianjin ren min mei shu chu ban she , 2019 11539560 2017 single work children's fiction children's

'Max is the funny kid ... and he's running for class president.

'Poop scandals, stalker ducks, surprise debates, psycho sports teachers, tell-all interviews and the great library vomit-a-geddon are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends at Redhill Middle School this election season.' (Publication summary)

21 14 y separately published work icon The Distant Hours Kate Morton , ( trans. Liu Yongjun with title 遗失的时光 ) Haikou : Nan hai chu ban gong si , 2015 Z1738593 2010 single work novel mystery

'Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long-lost letter arrives one Sunday afternoon with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother's emotional distance masks an old secret. Evacuated from London as a thirteen-year-old girl, Edie's mother is chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe, and taken to live at Milderhurst Castle with the Blythe family: Juniper, her twin sisters and their father, Raymond, author of the 1918 children's classic The True History of the Mud Man. In the grand and glorious Milderhurst Castle, a new world opens up for Edie's mother. She discovers the joys of books and fantasy and writing, but also, ultimately, the dangers.

Fifty years later, as Edie chases the answers to her mother's riddle, she, too, is drawn to Milderhurst Castle and the eccentric Sisters Blythe. Old ladies now, the three still live together, the twins nursing Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiance in 1941 plunged her into madness. Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother's past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst Castle, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time for someone to find it.' Source: www.allenandunwin.com/ (Sighted 03/11/2010).

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