Richard is a boffin, a swot; he wears the clothes his mum picks for him and has a boring haircut. He seizes the chance to change when, for a brief time, the school think he has been killed. He's taken up by Steve, one of the cool in-crowd and suddenly he's Ricky, cool, sharp and a bit of a lad. Then in a wild party at his house, a fire develops and Richard has to face the consequences. He sees that he's moved from one person's image of him to another's and that neither are really him. He can't be pigeon-holed into being a boffin or Mr Cool as he's actually a bit of both. All ends happily as he learns to be himself - and he gets a girlfriend!
Used availability for Pete Johnson's The Cool Boffin
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Paperback Editions
August 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Cool Boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson ISBN: 0-14-131545-8 / 978-0-14-131545-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1994 : Paperback
| Title: The cool boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson Publisher: Mammoth, London Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 1993 : Paperback
| Title: The Cool Boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson ISBN: 0-7497-1792-0 / 978-0-7497-1792-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Mammoth Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1989 : Paperback
| Title: The Cool Boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson ISBN: 0-00-673373-5 / 978-0-00-673373-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Tracks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1989 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Cool Boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson Publisher: Lions Teen Tracks Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Cool Boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Cool Boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson ISBN: 0-00-183164-X / 978-0-00-183164-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Collins Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
2005 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Cool Boffin (Audiobook) Author(s): Pete Johnson ISBN: 1-4056-5102-4 / 978-1-4056-5102-8 (UK edition) Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2001 : Audio CD
| Title: The Cool Boffin Author(s): Pete Johnson ISBN: 0-7540-6781-5 / 978-0-7540-6781-8 (UK edition) Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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