Brilliant

by Roddy Doyle

Book Overview

The Black Dog of Depression has descended over the adults of Dublin. Uncles are losing their businesses, dads won't get out of bed, mothers no longer smile at their children. Siblings Raymond and Gloria have had enough and set out one night with one goal in mind: to stop the Black Dog, whatever it takes. In a chase through the streets and parks and beaches of Dublin, the children run after the Black Dog, and soon dozens, then hundreds, then thousands...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419714791
• ISBN13: 9781419714795
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Amulet Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7