George Parker goes Global

by David Metzenthen

Super-clever George Parker unexpectedly teams up with super-rich Chase Landon-Bond on an international adventure to rescue Chase's sister. A flat-out funny, mad-cap, strange and joyful mission filled with hijinks and hilarity.
Get the jet!

What could go wrong when cautious, scientific, singlet-wearing George Parker and reckless rich-kid Chase Landon-Bond take off on a global rescue mission? Just about everything!

There are private jets, troublesome pets, crazed criminals, treacherous trips, chaos, too much coffee, and two hundred million missing dollars. There are close calls, ridiculous disguises, accidental haircuts, and that's just the first bit!

Are George and Chase doomed?
Will friendship and silly ideas save the day?
Does wearing a cape make you brave?
Get in planes, trains and automobiles with George and Chase...and HOLD on tight!

Genres: Humor, Contemporary

288 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2018

About the author

As a child, David Metzenthen was a nature boy; he loved fishing and farm work, exploring the bush, and being outdoors under the stars. He also lived very much inside his own head; feeling that the world was a place of unlimited adventure. He harboured dreams of becoming a cowboy, a fisherman, a farmer, a sailor, or a writer. Instead he left home at eighteen, with a copy of Jack Kerouac's On the Road for company, and hitch-hiked his way around New Zealand. Returning to Australia, David worked as a builder's labourer and advertising copy writer before finding success as a writer of books for children and young adults.

David Metzenthen now lives with his wife and two children in Melbourne and is one of Australia's top writers for young people. He has received many awards for excellence, including the 2000 CBCA Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for Stony Heart Country, a 2003 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Wildlight, and a 2003 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Boys of Blood and Bone. In 2004, Boys of Blood and Bone also won a NSW Premier's Literary Award and was an Honour Book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers. His novel Black Water was an Honour Book in the 2008 CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers, and Jarvis 24 won the CBCA Award for Book of the Year: Older Readers in 2010, as well as being shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award, WA Premier's Literary Award, Inky Awards and SA Festival Awards for Literature.

Reviews

[The Bookshop Umina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our youngest group really enjoyed this one by acclaimed teen fiction author David Metzenthen. They thought this would be ones that David Walliams fans would enjoy and liked the science, the algae and the misadventures when nerdy
George develops a taste for caffeine.
We rated it: 8 / 8.5 / 7 / 7

[Talha · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a decent book with a lot of funny moments. It carries my kind of humor within and since I barely dislike any book I've read, I've enjoyed this in a strange way as well. Great for anybody who's looking for something sweet, humorous, and adventurous.

[Trisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Droll humour, lots of action, over the top fun (for some).

[Anna Davidson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A madcap adventure for George and his new friend, Chase. A super silly story that I think is just a tad long for the intended audience.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mid to upper primary readers. Recommended for those who enjoy a sense of the ridiculous. Lots of wild, unexpected events.

[Jessiah · Rating 5 out of 5]

its so gggggooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood