Rory Hobble and the Voyage to Haligogen av Maximilian Hawker

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<p><b>''This story is full of adventure and heart! A real page turner!'' Dani Harmer</b><br></p><p><b>''Warm, funny, pacy, endlessly inventive and life-affirming; there are lots of young readers who will identify with Rory'' Chris Beckett, Arthur C. Clarke-Award winner</b><br></p><p>Eleven-year-old Rory Hobble has it tough: he gets upsetting thoughts all the time and they <i>won''t</i> go away ¿ ''Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)'', the head doctors call it. His mum hasn''t been very well for a long while either. Perhaps it''s <i>his</i> fault... Maybe that''s why she doesn''t always feed him; maybe that''s why she screams at him. At least Rory has his telescope ¿ gazing at the unchanging stars keeps him calm. But, one night, Rory sees something impossible in the sky: mysterious lights ¿ artificial and definitely <i>not</i> of earthly origin.</p><p>When his mum is abducted by the shadowy Whiffetsnatcher, Rory ¿ accompanied by his space-faring, care-experienced social worker, Limmy ¿