The Underpants of Chaos (Tuchus & Topps Investigate, 1)

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Agatha Topps knew there was a mystery to solve the day the 'shiver' happened. There she was, sitting in her classroom, minding her own business, when the strange feeling spread around the room. The next thing she knew, everybody was dancing. And then, as if they were in a huge game of musical statues, the shiver happened again, and everybody stopped. But the strange thing was that nobody could remember what had happened. Nobody except Agatha and the new boy Lenny Tuchus. Both voices were fabulous loved Agatha and Lenny equally, would definitely love to read another adventure with these characters. Sam:Jenny already told you what it’s about because she gets to answer first and give all the easy answers. Ask a difficult question like ‘What’s the capital of Togo?’ and guaranteed I’ll be the one who has to answer it first. Een belangrijk thema in Het raadsel van de boosaardige onderbroeken is ook de vriendschap tussen Agatha en Lenny. Ze zijn eigenlijk heel verschillend maar stiekem beginnen ze elkaar ook wel leuk te vinden. En onder al de humor raakt het boek ongemerkt toch ook wat zwaardere thema’s aan. Lenny’s ouders zijn gescheiden en zijn vader heeft weinig tijd voor hem, het gebeurt regelmatig dat hij een gepland uitstapje met Lenny op het laatste moment afzegt. Lenny fantaseert dan maar dat zijn vader ook een spion is die af en toe op een geheime missie moet vertrekken. Aangezien hij alleen woont met zijn moeder, is zij dan net extra bezorgd over hem wat hij dan soms weer verstikkend vindt.

The ending was exciting, fun, but I also foresee some trouble on the horizon given that last illustration. The winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2023 have been announced, with one winner from each of the four categories announced: Picture book, Children... THE UNDERPANTS OF CHAOS is first in the Tuchus and Topps series co-written with superstar author Jenny Pearson. Jenny and I write alternate chapters in this series, so you can play a fun game and decide who the better author is! (Hint: it’s me. I’m the better author.) I loved how both of them thought the other was an assistant. Didn’t speak it out loud.. well until the end. Oh Lenny, you shouldn’t have said that. We vroegen ons af of dit bij zijn nieuwste boek Het raadsel van de boosaardige onderbroeken opnieuw het geval zou zijn en ja hoor, ook nu moesten we regelmatig luidop lachen met de vele grappige passages.The Underpants of Chaos is a collaboration between celebrated authors Sam Copeland and Jenny Pearson. They sat down to tell us all about how they worked together to create this exciting new book series…. I wanted to really enjoy this book but I didn't think much of it. I found the writing and story were OK but not so amazing that I'd want to tell everyone about the book like other of Sam's books. I think the book would appeal to children with the silliness of it and the humour within the story but I would have preferred some more serious or realistic topics intertwined within it or something that we could learn from.

Het raadsel van de boosaardige onderbroeken van Sam Copeland en Jenny Pearson is een echte aanrader voor alle jongeren én hun ouders die houden van een spannend, grappig verhaal. Jenny:We write a chapter each and then edit each other’s chapters as we go. We’ll plan a little bit before we start and meet over Zoom at regular intervals. We’ll also both go over the final draft several times and chat about that once it’s done. Spy-detective Agatha Topps is determined to find out. She's the only person who doesn't forget the Strangeness as soon as it's over. At least, until new boy Lenny Tuchus turns up and remembers too.Jenny:Sam might find it easy because he doesn’t have to go through the soul-destroying task of editing his chapters. We have had many a Zoom meeting when we’ve hit a difficult moment in the story. Countless times, I have had to sit in silence, watching Sam whilst he lies on his sofa, massages his temples and enters his mind palace to come up with a solution.

Their spy-detectoring leads them to the Book of Chaos, an ancient text which has been hidden away in the Room of Forbidden and Dangerous Books. Dapo Adeola, Tracy Darnton, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar are among the 19 authors and illustrators longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Child... Maar mijn zoon vond dat wisselen van personages net niet tof en heel verwarrend, regelmatig vroeg hij wie van de twee er nu weer aan het woord was en soms moet je inderdaad wel eens terug bladeren naar het begin van het hoofdstuk om te zien vanuit wiens gezichtshoek het beschreven wordt. Jenny:As I said earlier, it’s all about approaching him the right way and letting him think he came up with an idea! The story follows Agatha and Lenny who choose to investigate a strange happening in the school where shivers and strange things keep happening. We get to see each of their perspectives through alternating chapters and discover the reason for these strange events.

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Author Anna Kemp introduces The Hollow Hills, the sequel to her dark magical tale, Into Goblyn Wood. De hoofdstukken worden afwisselend verteld door Agatha en door Lenny, wat ik heel fijn vond, want zo krijg je telkens een andere kijk op de gebeurtenissen. Zo beschouwt Agatha zichzelf als de echte spiondetective die Lenny probeert op te leiden, die nogal een kluns is en zichzelf de held van het verhaal vindt, terwijl Lenny net beweert dat Agatha zijn assistente is. Dat leidt vaak tot grappige misverstanden die dan in het volgende hoofdstuk verduidelijkt worden.

Sam:What Jenny said is literally true! That’s actually exactly what happens. I then usually repeat an idea that Jenny came up with an hour earlier. I was absolutely HYPED when I saw that Sam Copeland was writing a new series! I just LOVE LOVE his books, he is one of my auto-buy authors. This book sounded hilarious and fun and I loved that he co-wrote it and that we also got two illustrators instead of one!Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy from Jenny and Sam, I would love to have been a witness to these guys writing this book! In Het raadsel van de boosaardige onderbroeken volgen we Agatha en Lenny, die zichzelf spiondetectives noemen en de mysteries van de Vreemdstedeschool proberen op te lossen. Zij zijn immers de enigen die de RILLING kunnen voelen die af en toe op school door de lucht gaat, waarna er ineens vreemde dingen gebeuren, zoals leerlingen die beginnen te dansen, de schoolkippen Mary Poepins en Frida Kakel die in de aanval gaan, de stenen waterspuwers die tot leven komen,… En het vreemde is dat alle leerlingen daarna alles weer vergeten zijn, behalve Agatha en Lenny. Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark...