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by Philip Ridley (Author) "It was the day for choosing a hero ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; New Ed edition (25 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141311533
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141311531
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,795 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ruskin Splinter is small and thin, with knock-knees, thick glasses and a squeaky voice, and the idea of him taming a dragon makes the whole class laugh. Big, strong Elvis is stupid but he looks like a hero. So who is more likely to get the big part in the school play? But when the mysterious beast, Krindlekrax, threatens Lizard Street and everyone who lives there, it is Ruskin who saves the day and proves he is the stuff that heros are made of after all.


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Philip Ridley was born in East London where he still lives and works. He studied painting at St Martin's and went on to write adult novels, plays for radio and theatre, and the screenplay for THE KRAYS. He received considerable acclaim for his firstadult novel, IN THE EYES OF MY FURY, and his reputation as a writer for children is soaring.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!, 6 Jul 2008
By Mehajabeen Farid "Mej_da_reviewer" (Coventry) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Krindlekrax (Red Fox middle fiction) (Paperback)
Ruskin Splinter is small and thin with knock knees, thick glasses and a squeaky voice and the idea of him taking a dragon makes the class laugh out loud. Big, strong Elvis may be stupid and keeps breaking windows but he looks like a hero, So who is more likely to the part of the hero in the play?

But under Lizard Street, beneath the dark bricks and cracked pavements, lurks the mysterious Krindlekrax, and when the monster threatens Lizard Street, Ruskin has a chance to prove he has what it takes to be a hero! This book fizzes with life and humour. Ridley looks set to be one of the most outstanding authors of the 21st century.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Big Monster - Small hero., 27 Sep 2002
This is the best book I have ever read. It is about a little boy called Ruskin who wants to be a hero, but he's too short and skinny so everyone laughs. There is a giant, huge, enourmous crocodile in the sewers who got big by eating toast. He is called Krindlekrax. Ruskin finds out all about Krindlekrax and then .... well, you'll have to find out by reading the book.
REALLY GREAT!
Elliott C. in Guernsey
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It is very witty, catchy, funny and extrodary., 30 May 2002
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Kindlekrax is a crocodilewho lives in the sewers who is always eating beans on toast, and Elvis the big bully teases Ruskin at school.
Ruskin Splinter,Elvis Cave,Dr Flowers,Wendy Splinter,Mr and Mrs Cave,Mr Lace,Corkey,Sparkey,Mr Flick,Krindlekrax,Winston Splinter,Mrs Walnut.Ruskin-he has fuzzy red hair,very small,and glasses like saucers.He wore black shorts which showes off his nobberly knees, he wore black boots and his arms looked like twigs.Elvis-he is very fat and looks like an American Footballer.He always is bouncing a ball and smashing all the windows in Lizard Street.Krindlekrax- he looks like a crocodile with scaley skin and his breath smells of gooey stuff for he lives in the sewers.The setting was very realistic because of the way the author wrote it was fantastic.The best description I think in the sewers.The story line was very good and has a very good plot.The actual story line was extremely good because he used adjectives and made the story very exciting.He was very successful not any bad language and he is funny with his writing.He makes very good use of words.He makes you want to read on and on.His style was absolutely amazing.He used atalics in funny speech and he thought hard about it because he wrote it in great detail so I could read it very clearly.There was no bad lanuage or anything like that,so small children could read it.The descriptions of all the characters was amazing I could imagne all of them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Magical Book
A wondrous story with a happy ending. Ruskin starts the story a lame person with no friends and ends it as a hero. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2004 by Tom Raymond

5.0 out of 5 stars Krindlekrax is great!
This is a superb book, and one that as a teacher, I will be reading with my Key Stage 2 class..... it deals with many issues including bullying, death and family relationships,... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars witty ,comic and very funny
Ruskin has fuzzy hair,knobboly knees is very small and thin with a voice like a mouses whisper and no-one likes him at school. Read more
Published on 28 May 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN YOU HANDLE THE ADVENTURE OF KRINDLE KRAX?
This story is here to teach you no matter what you look like or if you are a nobody then you can still be a hero. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars weak boy tackels dragon
Krindlekrax is all about a boy who struggles to be a hero. But there's two things standing in his way to becoming superman. A big bully and a monster. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A really good read!
It's a really good book because it all changes round at the end. It sorts out problems such as bullying. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A polly wolly doodle of a book!
Krindlekrax is a crocodile who lives in a sewer and not many people have a crocodile living in a drain next to them. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is mind blowing !
Ruskin splinter is a skinny small boy that doesn't have that many friends, except Corkey Pigeon, ( the school janitor). Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent book
It's dullish at first, but it gets better - way better. I couldn't put the book down !. Philip Ridley's written better books, but it's one of the best books I have ever read.
Published on 23 Oct 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars It was brilliant!
This fantastic book was about Ruskin Splinter who wanted the part in the school play. Elvis Cave was a school bully. Ruskin's only friend was Corkey the caretaker. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2000

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