Not Yeti

by Alan Gibbons, Tre Lewis (Illustrator)

Three Abominable Snowmen are on the loose in an otherwise peaceful suburb of Liverpool. Then Joe's parents are mysteriously kidnapped and before he knows it he's dumped with his menacing Great Aunt Pellagra and her horrid hubby Herb. Joe joins forces with the Yetis to find out wbat's going on.

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Hardcover

First published April 28, 1994

About the author

Alan Gibbons is an author of children's books and a Blue Peter Book Award. He currently lives in Liverpool, England, where he used to teach in a primary school. His father was a farm laborer, but was hurt in an accident when Alan was eight years old. The family had to move to Crewe, Cheshire where Alan experienced bullying for the first time. He began to write for his pupils as a teacher, but never tried to get any of his work published.

Gibbons trained to be a teacher in his mid-thirties and starting writing short stories for his students. Later, he began to write professionally. In 2000, he won the Blue Peter Book Award in the category "The Book I Couldn't Put Down" category for Shadow of the Minotaur. He was a judge for the 2001 Blue Peter Book Awards. He was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2001 and 2003 and shortlisted twice for the Booktrust Teenage Prize. He has also won the Leicester Book of the Year, the Stockport Book Award, the Angus Book Award, the Catalyst Award, the Birmingham Chills Award, the Salford Young Adult Book Award and the Salford Librarians' Special Award.

Reviews

[Pratistha Das · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a funny children's book about a Yeti and a boy's adventure while searching for their respective family😊

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great book, and really makes your heart pound and has such a happy ending.