Our teen-aged hero, Itch, is back. This, the third book in a mystery-thriller trilogy, follows Itchs continuing adventures as he and his friends try to outwit criminal masterminds who are desperately seeking radioactive chemical element 126 -- an element that still lurks out there. Somewhere.
Even though its dangerously radioactive, element 126 is indestructible. Or so it seems in Itchcraft, the third instalment in Simon Mayos trilogy about a teen-aged element hunter and chemistry aficionado with the peculiar name, Itchingham [Doubleday Childrens, 2014; Guardian bookshop; Amazon UK hardcover; Amazon US kindle]. Written by an award-winning British radio broadcaster, this mystery-thriller continues the action-packed story of our hero, Itch, his younger sister, Chloe, and his cousin and best friend, Jack, as they seek to destroy the last remnants of the newly-discovered and much coveted element 126. The list of characters in this book has expanded as Itchs potential love interest, Lucy, returns with a bigger role in this story, and Itchs older brother Gabriel also pops up. As does Nathaniel Flowerdew.
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