Cosmic - Tapa blanda

"With echoes of Roald Dahl . . . the novel ends with an elegant punch line, and a touching endorsement of filial love."--New York Times Book Review

"Cottrell Boyce has a gift for suspending disbelief, for laugh-out-loud comedy. "Cosmic" is Liam's favorite term of approval. It applies to this book."--London Times

"His third novel, and his best yet. Hugely funny and utterly gripping."--The Guardian

"Hilariously inventive. Frank Cottrell Boyce makes you laugh and think about parents and growing up, about the goodness of gravity and the infinite stars."--Washington Post

"A hilarious and heartfelt examination of "dadliness" in all its forms. A can't-miss offering from an author whose latest novel may be his best yet."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"[Frank Cottrell Boyce] has created a riveting, affecting, sometimes snortingly funny "what-if" scenario. Liam's musings on what it takes to be a good, responsible father are dryly comical but also charmingly earnest. A high-levity zero-gravity romp."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A story of human possibility with a lot of adventure, or an adventure with full credit given to human possibility? Either way, it's a fantastic, funny, and moving novel. Celebrates not only the spirit of exploration but the human connectedness that allows it to flower."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

"Readers will appreciate the sharp, realistic, and very funny dialogue."--School Library Journal (starred review)

"In his latest extravagantly imaginative and marvelously good-natured novel, [Frank Cottrell Boyce has] written one that is bound to win readers' hearts. This is not only a story about big lads, but also about dads and dadliness!"--Booklist (starred review)

"This superb humorous and inventive "cosmic" adventure celebrated space travel, friendships, and dads."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)