This is a very remarkable, witty, humorous book and I can’t refrain from saying that it is a little peculiar.

Two kids, Fergal and Charlotte, have a very bizarre hobby: collecting cans. Not just ordinary cans, these are special Cans. They are Cans With No Labels.

They first saw each other at the local super market when a Can caught both of their eyes at the same time. They became friends that same day. But what Fergal and Charlotte find in a Can is so gruesome that even YOU probably couldn’t guess it:

Well, if that’s the grossest thing you can find, you’ll probably lose your lunch (or dinner, or breakfast) at what they found: a disembodied finger, a severed ear, and, worst of all, a note that says H E L P!

Will they figure out the mystery? Find out in this hilarious, chic book.

Alex Shearer has also written: The Hunted, Sea Legs, The Stolen, The Speed of Dark, and The Great Blue Yonder, and The Great Switcheroonie.

If you like Shearer's writing, you might also like:

Mary Downing Hahn (Deep and Dark and Dangerous)
Jerri Spinelli (Crash, Loser)
Gordon Korman (Schooled)
Andrew Clements (Frindle, No Talking)