Rain Town

by Andy Donaldson

This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.

Buy on BN.com Buy on Bookshop.org

*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.

Pub Date Feb 01 2019 | Archive Date Mar 05 2019

Troubador Publishing Limited | Matador

Children's Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers

Talking about this book? Use #RainTown #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!

Description

‘“Is there anyone there?” he tentatively enquired at the shadows. There was no response. Must have been a cat he thought. His pulse calmed and he wiped the sweat from his brow. The young thief turned away from the alley and the road and once more urged his feet to move on.
“What are you doing little boy?” commanded a booming voice from the alleyway.

Sidney Rain is an ordinary man with an ordinary job in an ordinary town. Except for the fact that sometimes at night he dresses up as a superhero and heads out living his fantasy. But he’s putting on weight, about to lose his job and he’s generally not feeling particularly super at all.

Stanley Rain is Sidney’s 12 year old son. He’s an ordinary boy with ordinary friends at an ordinary school. But that school is being taken over by a local entrepreneur and is changing for the worst. And Stanley is not going to let that happen without a fight.

When a mysterious theft takes place, Stanley and his friends will need to turn detective to help save their school. And after being fired at work by his new boss, Sidney will need his friends to help save his soul.

A Note From the Publisher

Andy Donaldson is a Secondary school teacher, who, tired of telling stories to children in his classroom for over twenty years, finally decided to write a book of his own. Rain Town is his debut children’s book. He lives in Warwickshire.

Andy Donaldson is a Secondary school teacher, who, tired of telling stories to children in his classroom for over twenty years, finally decided to write a book of his own. Rain Town is his debut...

Available Editions

EDITION	Ebook
ISBN	9781789019360
PRICE	$5.99 (USD)
PAGES	200

Additional Information

Average rating from 4 members

See all member reviews

Featured Reviews

Librarian 431790

A lovely and enjoyable book that can be appreciated by younger and older reader.
I liked the well written and fleshed out characters, I laughed out loud more than once, and the plot kept me hooked till the last page.
A very good book, highly recommended!
Many thanks to Matador and Netgalley for this ARC

Was this review helpful?

Bridget E, Reviewer

This novel is a wonderful and exciting debut from author, Andy Donaldson!

The plot was intriguing and exciting and very well paced with no slow parts and I particularly liked the author’s portrayal of the characters. The interaction between the three school-friends, twelve-year-old Stanley Rain, Chloe Scott and Billy Bathurst was a delight. Also worth a mention was the way in which Sidney Rain, (Stanley’s dad,) Bobby Bathurst (father of Billy) and Terry Funk bonded when they all found themselves in the same situation as one another.

As well as being rich in wit and humour, “Rain Town” highlights some important issues for the reader about communication, morals and friendship in the modern world.

I wholeheartedly recommend this novel to both adults and older children and I hope to read more of Andy Donaldson’s novels in the future.

Thanks to #NetGalley, Troubador Publishing, and Andy Donaldson for my ARC of #RainTown in exchange for an honest review.