The Cockroach War

Overview: Jonathan Harlen was born in New Zealand but now lives in coastal New South Wales, near Byron Bay, with his wife and three young children. He runs a small farm, where he grows coffee beans and cabinet timbers. He has published many books in various genres and for various age groups. They including the much-acclaimed young adult novel, The Lion and the Lamb, Fireflies (also for young adults), and The Cockroach War (for younger readers). Jonathan feels he has found his niche in writing comic novels for the 8-12 age group, and Brain Scam has been followed by several more in the same madcap vein. This scuttling, six-legged story will leave you bug-eyed with laughter.Dagenham: a normal,quiet, friendly suburb. UNTIL NOW: Enter the neighbours from hell!When the Cadwalladers win $40 million in the lottery, they blow up their house, install a landing pad for their GX-26 fully-automatic helicopter and throw wild parties night after night. For the Judge family, this means war. Using Emma's latest invention, Toby and Emma unleash five Butterfly Cams, one Death Squadron and a buzzing, biting, creeping, crawling army. Time to invade!Safety Notice! If you find this book dangerously over the top, side-splittingly funny, or in any other way unsafe, press the Eject button at the end! When Dick Cadwallader wins forty million dollars in a one-off lottery, he and his family turn into the neighbours from hell. They blow up their house, build a huge mansion with a helicopter pad on the roof, and start throwing wild parties, night after night. Next door, the Judge family is going crazy. Mr and Mrs Judge want to sell, but Toby and Emma have other ideas. With the help of Emma's brilliant invention, they are set to unleash a creeping, crawling, buzzing, biting insect army This hilarious prequel to Brain Scam offers great insights on insects, science, and technology as well as sibling relationships, conflicts, and cooperation. Toby and his sister Emma declare war against their neighbors, the Cadwalladers, whose noisy actions and all-night parties begin to take a toll on Toby and his family. Toby and Emma join forces with a team of cockroaches and secretly seek revenge on the Cadwalladers. What results is a funny, energetic battle. After the Cadwalladers win forty million dollars, they make their neighbors miserable, leading the Judge family to wage war upon them