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  • Published: 2 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760896300
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $14.99

Nit Boy




It’ll make you laugh. It’ll make you cry. It’ll make you ITCH.

Two Nit Boy stories in one book, Lift Off and Bug Off!


"Nit Boy is a hilariously fun junior fiction novel for fans of silliness and a good giggle. With dashes of mystery and a fast-paced plot, this is a super fun read for kids." Kids' Book Review

Meet Lewis Snow. He has the worst case of nits in world history. Everyone wants him to shave his head. But Lewis thinks of his nits as pets. He’s determined to keep his hair and his nits, whatever it takes.

Ned lives on Lewis’s head. He’s the first-ever jumping nit. His dad wants Ned to help nits take over the world. But Ned likes it on Lewis’s head. Ned’s vegan and hates the taste of human blood.

And you thought you had problems.

Includes interactive quizzes and a bonus Tom Weekly short story!

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Praise for Tristan Bancks:

'Reading Tristan Bancks is like jumping on a rollercoaster – fun, exciting and a bit dangerous, too. Where were books like this when I was a kid?' John Boyne, author of The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas

'A tense, hard-edged, no-holds-barred thriller.' Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series

'A high stakes adventure that will keep you guessing and breathless until the very end.' Michael Gerard Bauer, author of Don't Call Me Ishmael


Also by Tristan Bancks:
Scar Town
Two Wolves
The Fall
Detention
Cop and Robber
Ginger Meggs
Nit Boy
Mac Slater 1: Coolhunter
Mac Slater 2: Imaginator
Tom Weekly 1: My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up
Tom Weekly 2: My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong
Tom Weekly 3: My Life and Other Massive Mistakes
Tom Weekly 4: My Life and Other Exploding Chickens
Tom Weekly 5: My Life and Other Weaponised Muffins
Tom Weekly 6: My Life and Other Failed Experiments

  • Published: 2 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760896300
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $14.99

About the authors

Tristan Bancks

Tristan Bancks tells stories for the page and screen. His books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, the Tom Weekly series, Nit Boy and Ginger Meggs, a 100th anniversary book of short stories based on characters created by his great-great uncle, Jimmy Bancks, in 1921. Tristan's books have won and been shortlisted for many awards, including a Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book, the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, ABIA, YABBA, KOALA, NSW Premier's Literary Awards and Queensland Literary Awards. His latest book is Cop and Robber, a tense, fast-paced crime novel with lots of laughs for age 10+.

Tristan is a writer-ambassador for literacy non-profit Room to Read. He is currently working with producers to develop a number of his books for the screen. He's excited by the future of storytelling and inspiring others to create. You can find out more about Tristan’s books, play games, watch videos, join his Young Writer's StorySchool and help him try to change the world at tristanbancks.com.

Heath McKenzie

Heath McKenzie is a best-selling, award-winning Melbourne-based author and illustrator who specialises in stylised digital illustrations (aiming to make them look as non-digital as possible). He has written and illustrated over 40 picture books and illustrated a whole lot more across numerous forms of print media.

Praise for Nit Boy

This book contains two stories in one. Both amused and entertained. My 8 year old quickly became fond of Lewis and his itchy companions. This was evident when she came running to tell me how horrible it was that Ms Herrick was about to shave Lewis’s hair off. Bancks undoubtedly created an endearing character in Lewis, one that middle grade children will invest in and care about. I witnessed my daughter become absorbed in the plot. She immersed herself in Lewis and Ned’s world. Emotions were evoked. These are the signs of a talented author and a great storyline. The intermittent black and white illustrations are a great addition to the story line. They are simple but spark humor. The characters are personified, even the nits, further enhancing the reading experience.

Emma Streeton, darkmatterzine.com

A quick and entertaining read that will engage even the most reluctant of readers! . . . The illustrations that are sporadically interwoven throughout the story give the appearance of a graphic novel. As I read this tale, I could easily imagine what the whole story could be like if it had been illustrated. The action sequences definitely lend themselves to being drawn!

idreamofallthebooks, Good Reads

This is often a descriptively gross book of life-cycle diagrams and pop quizzes about fleas and head-lice, but amusingly the big picture issues abound - the environment, eating meat, morality, family, education and genetics. Illustrated by Heath McKenzie, these fantastic adventures are founded firmly in facts - an engaging discourse about change and epigenetics through which mankind is evolving. The frivolous subject matter, belies a layered line-up of characters worthy of fan or book club debate.

Deborah Robins, ReadPlus

When Tristan Bancks and Heath McKenzie team up, you know you’re in for a wild ride! . . . Nit Boy is two books in one, and sure to entertain primary school-aged children with its winning formula of humour and grossness.

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Nit Boy by Tristan Bancks and Heath McKenzie | Book Trailer

NIT BOY by award-winning author Tristan Bancks, illustrated by Heath McKenzie. It’ll make you laugh. It’ll make you cry. It’ll make you itch. Meet Lewis Snow. He has the worst case of nits in world history. Everyone wants him to shave his head. But Lewis thinks of his nits as pets. He’s determined to keep his hair and his nits, whatever it takes. Ned lives on Lewis’s head. He’s the first-ever jumping nit. His dad wants Ned to help nits take over the world. But Ned likes it on Lewis’s head. Ned’s vegan and hates the taste of human blood. And you thought you had problems. Two Nit Boy stories in one book! Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/nit-boy-9781760896300 #NitBoy #TristanBancks #HeathMcKenzie

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