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Name: Boss of the Underworld
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781444976397
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Book 1 - Shirley vs the Green Menace

By Tor Freeman

Series: Boss of the Underworld

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Boss of the Underworld is one of the funniest books I've read this year, maybe this lifetime, and I'm not even exaggerating. It's INCREDIBLE. Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey Join Shirley and her giant cockroach friend, George, on a strange adventure through the Underworld.... Read More

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Boss of the Underworld is one of the funniest books I've read this year, maybe this lifetime, and I'm not even exaggerating. It's INCREDIBLE. Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey

Join Shirley and her giant cockroach friend, George, on a strange adventure through the Underworld. Will they triumph over scary foes, resist eating delicious things in the forest, navigate the Bog of Intense Emotions, and find their way into the dark sewers to confront the Green Menace?

There are many ways into the Underworld... but only one way out!

Fast-paced, funny and accessible, this graphic novel series is fizzing with charm and energy.

Praise for Boss of the Underworld:

'Out of this underworld!' Steven Lenton

'A tour de force of silliness' Gary Northfield

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Boss of the Underworld

Boss of the Underworld is one of the funniest books I've read this year, maybe this lifetime, and I'm not even exaggerating. It's INCREDIBLE. Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey Join Shirley and her giant cockroach friend, George, on a strange adventure through the Underworld. Will they triumph over scary foes, resist eating delicious things in the forest, navigate...

By Tor Freeman

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Boss of the Underworld: Shirley vs the Huge Beast

Second in a hilarious full-colour graphic novel series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Underworld... Shirley follows her cockroach companion George into the Under-Underworld and finds herself immediately crowned as queen. With Peels, a banana-skin royalist, Shirley travels across the junkyard...

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Boss of the Underworld: Shirley vs Seven Deadly Dangers

Third in a hilarious full-colour comic book series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Under-Underworld... Shirley and her cockroach companion George must venture into the Under-Under-Underworld to track down George's missing cockroach sisters. Their quest takes them through seven deadly dangers,...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444976397

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 352g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Tor Freeman was born and grew up in London and California. She is an author and illustrator, published in the UK and worldwide, and had two ongoing strips in the weekly comic The Phoenix. Her books include Ten Fat Sausages by Michelle Robinson and The Book that No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade. She has been awarded the Sendak Fellowship, and won the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize.

While finding her feet as an illustrator Tor had other jobs, including being a medical secretary for five years, teaching art in a primary and secondary school and guest lecturing on the Southampton Illustration BA.

Tor lives and works in London. She has many hobbies including sewing, ceramics, making comics and trying to read all of Stephen King's books, and spends a lot of her spare time walking her dog Rusty.

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Boss of the Underworld: Shirley vs the Huge Beast

Second in a hilarious full-colour graphic novel series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Underworld... Shirley follows her cockroach companion George into the Under-Underworld and finds herself immediately crowned as queen. With Peels, a banana-skin royalist, Shirley travels across the junkyard...

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Third in a hilarious full-colour comic book series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Under-Underworld... Shirley and her cockroach companion George must venture into the Under-Under-Underworld to track down George's missing cockroach sisters. Their quest takes them through seven deadly dangers,...

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