Judy first sees the Martian when her mum's looking for fish fingers. She isn't scared, but he's a bit nervous. His rocket's engine won't start, so Judy takes him back to her house while they think of a plan. They soon become good friends, and avoid detection in ingenious ways. But the Martian soon becomes homesick, and so Judy must take him back to the supermarket to try to find the rocket and see if it can be prepared. But something has happened to the rocket in the meantime - will the Martian ever be set free?
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Penelope Lively spent her early childhood in Egypt before coming to England aged twelve. She is an award-winning writer for adults and children, with prizes including the Booker, Whitbread and Carnegie to her name. We are delighted to be publishing A STITCH IN TIME on the Essential Modern Classics list.
More about Penelope LivelyThe Author: Malorie Blackman is an established, prize-winning author. She was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal in 1998 and has won the Young Telegraph Children's Book Award (1994) and the WHSmith Mind Boggling Books Award (1994). The illustrator: Alison studied illustration at Anglia College of Art in Cambridge and began an M.A. At Kingston University
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