Britain’s Smartest Kid on Ice by Ivor Baddiel

Young Marsham needs to survive a TV show competition where they don’t just test trivia knowledge, they test everything... Marsham can answer almost all the questions on the TV quiz shows he watches with his family, so when his gran comes up with an idea for him to enter favourite show, Britain’s Smartest Kid, in disguise... Marsham goes for it! But the show has surprises in store – including the fact that some of the challenges will be held on ice! The competition is fierce, and one of the contestants will stop at nothing to win. Can Marsham outsmart the others to claim the prize without revealing his true identity – or falling flat on his face?

Author Ivor Baddiel is a comedy writer who has worked extensively on TV reality contest shows – so he has written this hilarious backstage mystery novel from experience! Includes lively illustrations by James Lancett.