Grk

Grk is a small dog with black eyes.

The Grk books

There are six Grk books, each set in a different country:

A Dog Called Grk - Stanislavia.
Grk and the Pelotti Gang - Brazil.
Grk and the Hot Dog Trail - USA.
Grk: Operation Tortoise - the Seychelles.
Grk Smells a Rat - India.
Grk Takes Revenge - France (not yet published).

These are the covers in the UK, Canada and Australia:

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grk4 grk5

And these are the covers in the USA:

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Grk4US

Click on a cover to discover more about each book.

Reviews

“Infectious mix of thrills, spills and off-the-cuff humour.”
The Scotsman

“Touching, crazy and smart.”
The Times

“This entertaining series just gets better and better.”
The Sunday Times

"Pure adventure fun."
Kirkus Reviews

Film

The film rights to the Grk books have been optioned by Trudie Styler's film company, Xingu Films.

Interview

If you'd like to know more about Grk, you can click here to read an exclusive interview with him.

Translations

The Grk books are being translated into French, Spanish, German, Italian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Thai and Romanian.

These are three covers from Italy, Germany and Denmark:

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Prizes

A Dog Called Grk
Won the East Sussex primary schools books award.
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase award.
Shortlisted for Leicester Junior Reading Award.
Shortlisted for the Hounslow Junior Book Award. 
Red House Pick of the Year for 2005.

Grk and the Pelotti Gang
Shortlisted for the 2006 Blue Peter Book Awards in the "The Book I Couldn't Put Down" category.
Red House Pick of the Year for 2006.

Grk and the Hot Dog Trail
Shortlisted for the Fantastic Book Awards, run by Lancashire Schools Library Service.