Alex vs Axel: The Thief of Time

Name: Alex vs Axel: The Thief of Time
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241573150
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By Sam Copeland

Series: Alex vs Axel

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The hilarious second book in the Alex vs Axel series by the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken. Alex, Axel and the rest of the gang are back - but this time it's Earth that's in trouble... Time has been frozen and every single person... Read More

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The hilarious second book in the Alex vs Axel series by the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken.

Alex, Axel and the rest of the gang are back - but this time it's Earth that's in trouble...

Time has been frozen and every single person on the planet is in mortal danger. With just seven days to help them, the team are going to need extra help, which arrives in the shape of Alex's family cat, Mr Sunshine, and a bloodthirsty gnome called Finagle.

Facing monsters, angels and warlocks, our unlikely heroes set off on a double quest. But can they overcome their own doubts and fears in time to save the day?

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Alex vs Axel: The Thief of Time

The hilarious second book in the Alex vs Axel series by the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken. Alex, Axel and the rest of the gang are back - but this time it's Earth that's in trouble... Time has been frozen and every single person on the planet is in mortal danger. With just seven days to help them,...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241573150

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

Illustrated by Dotty Sutton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 320

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Sam Copeland Series: Alex vs Axel Young Adult

About the Author

Sam Copeland is an author, which has come as something of a surprise to him. He is from Manchester and now lives in London with two smelly cats, three smelly children and one relatively clean-smelling wife. He is the author of the bestselling Charlie Changes Into a Chicken series (the first book of which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize), Uma and the Answer to Absolutely Everything and Greta and the Ghost Hunters. With Jenny Pearson, he has also written Tuchus & Topps Investigate- The Underpants of Chaos and Tuchus & Topps Investigate- The Attack of the Robot Librarians. Despite legal threats, he refuses to stop writing.

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