A great debut. You'll be itching to read more.' Anthony Horowitz. Meet Itch
- an accidental accident-prone hero. Science is his weapon. Elements are his gadgets. All-action adventure perfect for fans of Alex Rider & Young Bond. Itchingham Lofte
- known as Itch
- is fourteen & loves science especially chemistry. He's also an element-hunter: he's collecting all the elements in the periodic table. Which has some interesting & rather destructive results in his bedroom. Then Itch makes a discovery. A new element never seen before. At first no one believes him
- but soon someone hears about the strange new rock & wants it for himself. & Itch & his family are catapulted into a breathless adventure with terrifyingly high stakes.. . The debut novel from BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.