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The 78-Storey Treehouse

Author :
Andy Griffiths
Category :
Fiction
AccNo :
8156
Sub Category :
8-11
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The treehouse continues its impossible expansion in this sixth installment, reaching a staggering 78 storeys. Andy and Terry have added even more ridiculous levels, including a drive-through car wash, a combining machine, and a courtroom presided over by a judge who is a potato. The central plot of this book involves the duo attempting to make a movie about their lives, but they are quickly sidelined by a high-powered Hollywood director who replaces them with famous actors. What follows is a chaotic series of events involving spy cows, giant robots, and the usual assortment of bizarre creatures that inhabit their world. The book maintains the series’ signature style of fast-paced, irreverent humor and meta-textual jokes. Terry Denton’s illustrations are more elaborate than ever, filling the pages with hidden details and side-plots that reward careful looking. The 78-Storey Treehouse explores themes of fame and the creative process, all while delivering the slapstick action that fans have come to expect. It is a testament to the authors' imagination that the series remains fresh and surprising even after several hundred storeys. It is a must-read for anyone who enjoys stories where the rules of logic and physics simply do not apply.

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