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Friday, 15 November 2019

ReadItDaddy's Super Special Children in Need Chapter Book of the Week: Week Ending 15th November 2019: "Cyborg Cat and the Night Spider" by Ade Adepitan and Carl Pearce (Piccadilly Press)

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This week we wanted to squeeze in a very special Chapter Book of the week, and a brand new adventure from a super-talented Paralympian and presenter, and illustrated by a real blog favourite.

"Cyborg Cat and the Night Spider" by Ade Adepitan and Carl Pearce once again weaves a brilliant adventure with a super-cool hero protagonist.

Ade loves playing football and he's amazing in goal, despite the heavy metal caliper he has to wear on his leg.

He can save any ball that's sent his way, from any direction, so his friends have nicknamed him the Cyborg Cat. 

But when the Parsons Road Gang stumble upon some unusual graffiti it starts to have a really weird effect on Ade. Somehow, the art is drawing him into another dimension, where he really is Cyborg Cat! 

But that's not all - after seeing the Night Spider's art, Ade starts to feel weak and everything begins to go wrong. He's banned from a school trip to a safari park because of his disability, and the doctors have some bad news about his legs. 

How can Ade overcome his challenges and what power does the mysterious Night Spider have over Cyborg Cat? Ade needs all his friends' help to uncover the truth.

We love where Ade's stories take us. His writing is fantastic, full of energy and positivity, and an instant win for kids who recognise that not all heroes wear capes. 

This is a brilliantly engaging, thoroughly original and hugely imaginative second adventure for Ade's superhero character Cyborg Cat, fantastic for middle grade readers who like a bit more zip in their stories. 

"Cyborg Cat and the Night Spider" by Ade Adepitan and Carl Pearce is out now, published by Piccadilly Press. Part of the profits from the book will be donated to the BBC's Children in Need Charity.