Brilliant
Ages 7 to 11
29 January 2015Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
Roddy Doyle's 'brilliant' Brilliant is a wonderful, heartwarming middle grade tale of friendship and family.
Gloria and Rayzer must save their Uncle Ben. The black dog has got him.
At least, that's what they heard their granny say. And she says it's taken Dublin's funny bone too.
As Uncle Ben’s Dublin business fails, it's clear to Gloria and Rayzer that something is wrong....
Details
29 January 2015256 pages
9781447248774Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
The children of Dublin battle a terrible malaise through the use of a special word, and a good dose of magic realism.The Bookseller
This novel is simply brilliant, without wanting to say that I had to say it. Roddy Doyle's trademark dialogue with some really great, entertaining characters for children works wonderfully. . . I expect nothing less from one of Ireland's finest and am so pleased his children's fiction is as wonderful as his adult's.plasticrosaries.com
A sensitive and excellently written portrayal of depression and the effects on not just the individual but those around them. Would be great paired with Levi Pinfold's Black Dog and used as a discussion point.NetGalley
In a word? Brilliant! Of course.NetGalley
