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Nit Boy
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!
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!
288 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 2020
3 people are currently reading
5 people want to read
About the author
Tristan Bancks
37 books165 followersTristan Bancks tells stories for the page and screen. His books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, the Tom Weekly series, and Nit Boy. Ginger Meggs, Tristan’s 100th anniversary book of short stories, is based on characters created by his great-great uncle, Jimmy Bancks, in 1921. His 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 release is Cop & Robber, a nailbiting crime story 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
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
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July 12, 2020
A quick and entertaining read that will engage even the most reluctant of readers!
The story is told from two perspectives – Lewis Snow and Ned. Lewis is a young boy who has had nits since he was three years old! He has had them for so long that he sees them as his pets, and more importantly, his friends.
Over the course of the two stories, Lewis encounters a lot of resistance from other people regarding his ‘friends’. Bancks cleverly personifies the nits and gives them a whole series of emotions and drive – Ned’s dad, Keith, for example, strives for world domination! Ned, on the other hand, just wants to find out who he really is and be accepted for who he wants to be.
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!
Thank you @puffinbooksaus and @penguinkidsaustralia for gifting me this story to read and review!
The story is told from two perspectives – Lewis Snow and Ned. Lewis is a young boy who has had nits since he was three years old! He has had them for so long that he sees them as his pets, and more importantly, his friends.
Over the course of the two stories, Lewis encounters a lot of resistance from other people regarding his ‘friends’. Bancks cleverly personifies the nits and gives them a whole series of emotions and drive – Ned’s dad, Keith, for example, strives for world domination! Ned, on the other hand, just wants to find out who he really is and be accepted for who he wants to be.
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!
Thank you @puffinbooksaus and @penguinkidsaustralia for gifting me this story to read and review!
July 21, 2020
I am glad that this series has been resurrected to a new generation, it still holds up quite well. 2 books in 1, with each book giving us parallel storylines of Ned the Nit and Louis Snow. There is clever humour in the same vein as Gleitzman's Toad series, misunderstood creatures having their own world and philosophy.
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