Itch

Author: Mayo, Simon

Interest age: from c 9 years

Published on 25 October 2012 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Corgi Childrens) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the ITCH' series.

Paperback | 432 pages
128 x 198 x 27 | 302g

'A great debut. You'll be itching to read more.' Anthony HorowitzMeet Itch - an accidental, accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. All-action adventure perfect for fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond.

Itchingham Lofte - known as Itch - is fourteen, and loves science, especially chemistry. He's also an element-hunter: he's collecting all the elements in the periodic table. Which has some interesting and rather destructive results in his bedroom.

Then, Itch makes a discovery. A new element, never seen before. At first no one believes him - but soon someone hears about the strange new rock and wants it for himself. And Itch and his family are catapulted into a breathless adventure with terrifyingly high stakes . . .

The debut novel from BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.