Alex Sparrow And The Really Big Stink

Alex Sparrow is a super-agent and a human lie-detector. Working with Jess, and a rather clever goldfish called Bob, he must save fellow pupils from becoming model students...

Alex Sparrow is a human lie-detector, with unexpectedly smelly super-powers

· Alex Sparrow is a super-agent in training. Working with Jess, who can communicate with animals, he must find out why their friends, and enemies, are all changing into polite and well-behaved pupils. And exactly who is behind it all.

· A humorous tale full of farts, jokes and superhero references, and a rather clever goldfish called Bob.

· In a world where kids’ flaws and peculiarities are being erased, Alex and Jess must rely on what makes them different to save the day.

Find out why Alex and Jess must face down Miss Smilie’s PALS scheme, and rescue their fellow pupils!

''A brilliantly bonkers, side-splitting superhero story.''

''Stuffed full of humour, mystery and the unexpected, this hilarious adventure is a laugh-out-loud extravaganza of a read.''

Jennifer Killick always wanted to be a writer, but really started when she applied for a Creative Writing MA at Brunel University, which is where she got the idea for her first book Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink. Since then she has gone on to write many books, including two more in the Alex Sparrow series; Mo Lottie and the Junkers; Bookbuzz bestseller Crater Lake and sequel Crater lake Evolution, and the Dreadwood series. Jennifer lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children and animals.

Selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2017 by The Reading Agency. 

Alex''s awkward superpower makes him a brilliant, if smelly, lie-detector. Can he use this to battle the evil genius targeting the pupils, pets and families on Cherry Tree Lane?