{"product_id":"9781405287524","title":"Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Sharks!","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Tsang, Katie, Tsang, Kevin, Reed, Nathan \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAdventure stories (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 June 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers (Farshore) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Sam Wu is Not Afraid' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e185 x 129 x 17 | 192g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly funny new young series about the bravest scaredy-cat in the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Sam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except when he is). And when a shark TOTALLY tries to eat him at the local aquarium, he decides he's not going to take any more chances. So at his friend's birthday party at the beach, Sam refuses to dip even a toe in the water. Nothing could go wrong now, could it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A wonderful belly-laugh of a book, perfect for young fans of Tom Gates and Pamela Butchart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Intensely likeable and sharply observed comic capers’ – Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Illustrated fiction is still having something of a boom, but if you're looking for a non-white protagonist it's slim pickings indeed. Happily Sam Wu is about to change all that. A hero of Asian heritage with a diverse set of friends… it's enormous fun, madcap and relatable – Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Also look out for Sam is NOT Afraid of Ghosts and Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of the Dark!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Katie and Kevin Tsang met in in 2008 while studying at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Since then they have lived on three different continents and travelled to over 40 countries together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kevin was born in Copenhagen and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of Sam Wu's experiences are based on Kevin's childhood. Katie was born and raised in Southern California. She has previously worked at Booktrust and also writes YA as Katherine Webber.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsang, Katie, Tsang, Kevin, Reed, Nathan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50931631391057,"sku":"9781405287524","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9781405287524.jpg?v=1744282081","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9781405287524","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}