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|title= Invisible Inc.
|author= Steve Cole
|isbn=9780857078766
|website=http://www.stevecolebooks.co.uk
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So, you've gone invisible, the end of the world is nigh, and the bad guys have kidnapped your mum (as they do). Who are you going to call? Nope, not those guys (or, in the more recent film, gals) although there are a fair few not-quite-ghosts floating around in this story. In fact, dear readers, your dream team to stop the baddie and save the planet (honestly, the number of times poor old Earth is in danger in stories for young people, it's a wonder we get any sleep at nights) is a Victorian lady inventor, a five-hundred-year-old warrior knight and his trusty steed. Well, actually, it's a pony, but let's not get technical.
Steve Cole's stories have a reputation for utterly silly situations, lame jokes and a disarmingly honest approach to bodily functions which delight his audience of young readers, and make them keep coming back for more. He tells it like it is, and somehow manages to sound just like a nine-year-old boy ready to snigger helplessly over an ''accidental'' (yeah, right!) fart in class. He leads us at breakneck speed through a series of battles, disasters and triumphs as Noah and his new friends attempt to avoid the chicken monsters (aka poultry-geists. Geddit?) so they can break into the Seerbright tower and save the day. The brilliant illustrations by Jim Field add immeasurably to the fun, and if Maloney the pony doesn't get his own series there's going to be trouble. Seriously.
Another of Steve Cole's many zany books for young readers is [[Magic Ink by Steve Cole|Magic Ink]] in which the unfortunate hero is assisted in his quest by a well-dressed pig called Posho. Also - of course - there are the series: Bookbag specially recommends [[Astrosaurs 22: The Castle of Frankensaur by Steve Cole| Astrosaurs 22: The Castle of Frankensaur]]. And for further information on this popular author, don't miss the Bookbag [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Steve Cole|interview]], conducted by eight-year-old Billy Young.
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