Jim Reaper: Son of Grim

Jim Wimple lives with his health-mad mother, accountant father and clever little sister, Hetty. Jim and his best friend, Will, travel to school on their scooters, together with Will’s big sister, Fiona. Jim has a huge crush on Fiona. Fiona is both frightening and awesome. But when Fiona gets a Bazoom! – a motorised scooter – Jim realises that the boys just can’t keep up on their ordinary scooters. This means no more travelling to school with Fiona. It is a disaster! Jim asks his dad for a Bazoom! However, his dad refuses to get him one, so Jim decides he must find another way to persuade his father.

Jim and Will form a clever plan. Jim composes a Letter of Persuasion and intends to leave it on his dad’s desk at work. However, this means that the boys must sneak into his office. The boys think it is going to be easy because Jim’s dad is just an ordinary boring accountant. But is he? Jim has often wondered why his dad is so awful at maths …

The boys go to Mallet & Mullet, where Jim’s dad works. Astonishingly, they find a secret corridor. They go exploring and accidentally walk in to a room full of of people. However, these people don’t look like accountants as they are wearing dark cloaks and nifty sneakers. This seems a rather strange outfit for a group of accountants to wear. Maybe things are not quite as they seem at Mallet & Mullet …

This is a comic story, full of hilarious episodes and containing a clever twist. It is enjoyable and mysterious in equal measures. Jim and Will are likeable but hapless protagonists who embark a series of funny adventures. The humorous text is accompanied by clever illustrations that actively engage the reader and make it extremely accessible to young boys.