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278 p Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award, 2012 Summary: Narrated against the backdrop of a ruthless regime determined to beat its enemies in the race to the moon ... When his best friend Hector is suddenly taken away, dyslexic hero Standish Treadwell realises that it is up to him, his grandfather and a small band of rebels to confront and defeat the ever-present oppressive forces of the Motherland. (Publisher)