Two Weeks with the Queen

Morris Gleitzman

Mar 2003 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

A humorous but deeply moving story about Colin who refuses to believe that his younger brother is dying of cancer and decides to take things into his own hands. Colin decides to go to the top for help, none other than the Queen. Colin's efforts to penetrate the British establishment are hilarious, surprising and doomed to failure, but although Colin can't find a cure for cancer, he does find a way to help some of the new friends he makes, as well as discovering the best thing he can do for Luke.

Ratings and reviews

Probably the first crap book I've ever read in life..... Nothing makes sense....... I was practically hurling profanities at Colin's moronic actions. He basically set me on edge throughout the entire book. Like seriously? Getting into so much trouble and resulted in nothing is simply not helping. And I dun get how putting homo and AIDS in the story help set the mood? And for children? Seriously?

A amazing touching story when Luke gets cancer and older brother wants to find the 'WORLDS BEST DOCTOR ' to help. So who's better to ask then the queen herself...!

It's really confusing. I don't get the story and I don't know what is going on. Who is Arnie Strachan? Why is the family so weird? So many questions. I honestly don't get it at all.

About the author

Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely successful children's books.