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  • Published: 1 August 2011
  • ISBN: 9780143306092
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $18.99

Whippersnapper




After a terrible accident, Gus can't believe he's survived. But has he? A funny, fast-paced fantasy from the author of the bestselling Specky Magee series.

I CLOSE MY EYES. RIGHT. WHEN I OPEN THEM AGAIN, THE PERSON STARING BACK AT ME FROM THIS MIRROR WILL BE ME. PLEASE, PLEASE, MAKE IT BE ME!

After a terrible accident, Gus can't believe he's survived. But has he? He's woken up in the body of an old man and his real body is unconscious in intensive care. Now he's got a seventy-year-old wife, really bad taste in clothes, and everyone thinks he's crazy.

Gus lives and breathes basketball, but could he actually be playing for his life this time?

Will he ever be fourteen again?

A FUNNY, FAST-PACED FANTASY FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING SPECKY MAGEE SERIES.

  • Published: 1 August 2011
  • ISBN: 9780143306092
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $18.99

About the author

Felice Arena

Felice Arena is one of Australia's best-loved children's writers. He is the author and creator of many popular and award-winning children's books for all ages, including the acclaimed historical adventures The Boy and the Spy, Fearless Frederic, The Great Escape and The Unstoppable Flying Flanagan, which was longlisted for the ARA Historical Novel Prize. His series include the bestselling Specky Magee books and the popular Andy Roid and Sporty Kids series.

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