Skinny is a skeleton who lives in a hospital. One day he gets fed up with being poked around by nurses and doctors, and he makes off to find himself another home. A skeleton around town though presents a few problems! The author's previous books are "The Wishing Well Ghost" and "The Windmill of Nowhere" along with many other titles.
Terry Deary writes both fiction and non-fiction. The Fire Thief was his 150th book published in the UK, this was followed by Flight of the Fire Thief and The Fire Thief Fights Back. Terry's books have been translated into 28 languages. His Horrible Histories series has sold 20 million copies worldwide. Terry has won numerous awards, including Blue Peter's Best Non-fiction Author of the Century.
