Former bestmates Kit and Hamza must deliver a cooked turkey across town, but can they tolerate one another for that long? A hilarious caper from bestseller Simon James Green.
Can a TURKEY bring best friends Hamza and Kit back together?
Kit is furious following a betrayal by his oldest friend, Hamza –over a girl?! He wants nothing to do with him until the boys are offered a lot of money to do a job for one of their neighbours.
The job is to deliver a turkey to an address across London before it gets cold. Weird but pretty simple, right? But that’s before it turns into a hilarious, hysterical race against time, the police, the bomb squad and a scary street gang.
Can Kit and Hamza make it in time, and will they ever speak to each other again if they do?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 7.
About the Author :
Simon James Green is an award-winning author and screenwriter who has written over twelve books for children and young people, including Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck, which was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award, Noah Can't Even, which was selected by WHSmith as one of the most important LGBT books of the last 50 years, and Gay Club!, which was nominated for the YOTO Carnegie Medal. He lives in London.
Review :
"Funny and exciting, with a surprise at the end. The boys get themselves into various ridiculous situations as it becomes a race against time. The theme of male friendship isn’t often explored in fiction, and after reading this, the reader may consider accepting their mates for who they are, even if they do occasionally do stupid things. (Though if you’re the one who betrayed your mate, you should apologise!)" — BookTrust, Book of the Day
"Are they going to make it despite their hapless Laurel-and-Hardyesque mishaps with an unscheduled stop at their favourite fried chicken shop, a brush with underground trains and a short-cut that takes them into gangland territory? … you’re going to have plenty of fun finding out for yourself." — The Letterpress Project
"Full of Simon’s razor-sharp observations, his trademark humour and brilliantly illustrated by Tosin Akinkunmi, this is a wonderful short story about friendship and betrayal." — Mrs Sydney's Famous World's Smallest Library, blog
"Lots of snappy dialogue, witty banter and moments of hilarity in this jolly caper … with a kind observation of the importance of loyalty, friendship and forgiveness." — A Library Lady, blog
"A hilarious trip with a turkey across London attempts to heal the rift between two best friends. A great story to explore how to overcome disagreements within friendships, and to remember the importance of simply having fun together." — Library Looter, blog
