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  • Published: 12 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241522110
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $19.99

Frankie Best Hates Quests




ONWARD and Cressida Cowell meets The Wizard in my Shed in an accessible Pixar-like fantasy for 8-12 readers by bestselling author Chris Smith.

'A laugh-out-loud funny and exciting adventure!' Cressida Cowell

From the incredible imagination of Chris Smith - bestselling author and now a major new solo talent - comes an extraordinary accidental adventure for fans of Cressida Cowell and Pixar's Onward.

Frankie Best is not happy.

She's stuck at Grandad's with her annoyingly nerdy brother Joel for a whole week while her parents swan off to the Arctic.

Things take a turn for the worse when Grandad gets kidnapped by gnoblins (no, that is not spelt incorrectly) forcing Frankie to embark on a rescue mission across a magical realm filled with strange creatures, dangerous enemies and - worst of all - absolutely no WiFi.

Frankie did have big plans to watch YouTube and eat pot noodles that weekend but it looks like she'll just have to go on an epic mega-dangerous quest instead . . .

  • Published: 12 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241522110
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

Chris Smith

Dr Chris Smith is a medical doctor and scientist, employed as a specialist registrar and clinical lecturer in virology at Cambridge University and Addenbrooke's Hospital. He is also the founder and driving force behind The Naked Scientists, a multi-award-winning BBC live weekly science radio talk talkback show downloaded by millions of people worldwide as a podcast and aired by broadcasters internationally. Chris appears regularly on ABC Radio National's Breakfast and The Science Show.

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