Jimmy Coates

Jimmy Coates
Jimmy Coates: Killer
Jimmy Coates: Target
Jimmy Coates: Revenge
Jimmy Coates: Sabotage
Jimmy Coates: Survival
Jimmy Coates: Power
Jimmy Coates: Blackout
Jimmy Coates: Genesis (TBC)
Author Joe Craig
Country United Kingdom
Genre Thriller, Children's
Publisher Harper Collins
Media type Print (Paperback)

Jimmy Coates is a series of children's books written by the English author Joe Craig.[1] The books have been published in many countries around the world and will be widely available in the United States for the first time in 2013.

The books are mostly set in the fictional dictatorship of the "Neo-Democratic State of Great Britain".

Series

Number Title Publisher Date Published (UK) ISBN
1 Jimmy Coates: Killer (USA: Jimmy Coates: Assassin?)[2] HarperCollins Children's Books March 2005 ISBN 0-00-719685-7
2 Jimmy Coates: Target[2] HarperCollins Children's Books May 2006 ISBN 0-00-719686-5
3 Jimmy Coates: Revenge[2] HarperCollins Children's Books January 2007 ISBN 0-00-723285-3
4 Jimmy Coates: Sabotage[2] HarperCollins Children's Books October 2007 ISBN 0-00-723286-1
5 Jimmy Coates: Survival[2] HarperCollins Children's Books April 2008 ISBN 0-00-727099-2
6 Jimmy Coates: Power[2] HarperCollins Children's Books October 2008 ISBN 978-0007277308
7 Jimmy Coates: Blackout[2] HarperCollins Children's Books June 2013 ISBN 978-0007524327
8 Jimmy Coates: Genesis[2] HarperCollins Children's Books tbc

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

USA release

Shortly after the UK publication, Craig's first book was released in the United States under the title Jimmy Coates: Assassin but withdrawn shortly afterwards. During its short release it was selected for, among others, the Lone Star reading list in Texas [3] and the New York Public Libraries 'Books for the Teen Age' list.[4]

The whole series will be released for the first time in the USA across 2014 and 2015 by Open Road Media.

Critical reception

The books received a variety of reviews, all positive. The Independent described the first book as

"Few books have the power to drag young boys away from their Xbox or Wii but I've seen the Jimmy Coates series in action – Super Mario is no match for this schoolboy assassin." [1]

It was described by School Library Association as

"Packed full of shocks and surprises, high-octane action sequences, constant dangers and near-miss escapes from death, this is an at-a-sitting read for Bond and Rider fans everywhere. With bags of film potential..." [1]

It was a finalist for the 2006 Manchester Book Award, and won the Bolton Children's Book Award 2006.

See also

References

Jimmy Coates reviews
University of Bolton – Joe Craig Wins Book Award

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Craig, Joe. "Jimmy Coates". www.freewebs.com. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, Joe. "The Series". www.freewebs.com. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  3. Lone Star 2006-2007.pdf
  4. http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/bta2006.pdf

External links

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