Rab Ferguson – författare

Awarded Best Indie Young Reader, Children’s Literature Festival 2023

Tyler is late for school again. And his teacher's not happy about it.

Thing is, his mum is sick and his autistic younger brother, Levi, needs help getting ready for school. Is Tyler supposed to leave without giving Levi his breakfast or Mum her cup of tea?

Sent to detention for lateness, he is joined by “bad-boy” Jayden, class clown Alisha, and, most surprisingly, straight-A student, Grace.

When an alien crash lands in their school gym, "The Late Crew" are entrusted with his special cargo. But can Tyler really take on another responsibility? It turns out his fellow Late Crew have problems of their own; but perhaps if they team up, they could just save their school and their new friend too…

Alisha Alva just wants teachers to treat her like a normal human being.

Yes, her (super cool) mum has mental health issues she calls her Letters. And yes, staying up late helping Mum on Bad Nights sometimes means it’s hard to keep her eyes open in school.

But surely if Alisha acts like a *very normal perfectly proper girl*, her head of year Miss Penn will finally leave her alone.

Oh, and don’t forget the aliens. Last term, Alisha and her friends the Late Crew met extraterrestrials. Now, a new out-of-this-world creature is following Alisha. A creature that can become a copy of any living thing it sees.

It might be that nothing is ever normal again...

In a world devastated by climate change and overconsumption, sixteen-year-old Joe's survival hangs by a thread.

Living in a shack beneath towering piles of waste with his father and grandfather, the town's revered storyteller, their community faces constant danger. After a deadly avalanche of rubbish, six-year-old Lily is left deathly ill, and Joe sets out on a quest for help.

As Joe journeys towards the city of Madera, the lines between reality and the magical stories his grandfather passed down begin to blur. He confronts the Prince of Madera, whose tempting promises of salvation for Joe's struggling community conceal a sinister plan for exploitation.

"Landfill Mountains" is an imaginative young adult novel about survival, hope, and the fight to reclaim a shattered planet. It powerfully reflects on climate change and highlights the enduring magic of stories that bind communities and inspire change.

This dystopian debut novel invites readers aged 12 and up to join Joe's journey and ponder: Can one voice rewrite the destiny of a broken world?

Rab Ferguson is a UK-based author and storyteller known for writing imaginative fiction that blend everyday life with extraordinary twists.

They’re late for class — and right on time to save the world.

Tyler already has enough on his plate, caring for his mum with chronic fatigue and his autistic little brother, Levi. But when a mysterious crash shatters Morfield Secondary, Tyler and three classmates, dubbed The Late Crew, stumble upon a stranded alien, a deadly creature called The Slime, and an unhatched egg holding more power than they could imagine.

As their headteacher falls under alien control and Levi is kidnapped, The Late Crew must band together to rescue him, protect the alien egg, and stop an invasion that starts right in their school gym.

Fast-paced, heartfelt, and full of humour and heroism, The Late Crew is a thrilling sci-fi adventure about courage, friendship, and the quiet strength of young carers who discover that true heroes can come from the unlikeliest places. Perfect for fans of UK adventure authors like Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Maz Evans, and Ross Welford.

Rab Ferguson is a UK-based author and storyteller known for writing imaginative fiction that blend everyday life with extraordinary twists.

In a world devastated by climate change and overconsumption, sixteen-year-old Joe's survival hangs by a thread.

Living in a shack beneath towering piles of waste with his father and grandfather, the town's revered storyteller, their community faces constant danger. After a deadly avalanche of rubbish, six-year-old Lily is left deathly ill, and Joe sets out on a quest for help.

As Joe journeys towards the city of Madera, the lines between reality and the magical stories his grandfather passed down begin to blur. He confronts the Prince of Madera, whose tempting promises of salvation for Joe's struggling community conceal a sinister plan for exploitation.

"Landfill Mountains" is an imaginative young adult novel about survival, hope, and the fight to reclaim a shattered planet. It powerfully reflects on climate change and highlights the enduring magic of stories that bind communities and inspire change.

This dystopian debut novel invites readers aged 12 and up to join Joe's journey and ponder: Can one voice rewrite the destiny of a broken world?

Rab Ferguson is a UK-based author and storyteller known for writing imaginative fiction that blend everyday life with extraordinary twists.

Alisha Alva just wants teachers to treat her like a normal human being.

Yes, her (super cool) mum has mental health issues she calls her Letters. And yes, staying up late helping Mum on Bad Nights sometimes means it's hard to keep her eyes open in school.

But surely if Alisha acts like a very normal, perfectly proper girl, her head of year, Miss Penn, will finally leave her alone.

Oh, and don't forget the aliens. Last term, Alisha and her friends, the Late Crew, met extraterrestrials. Now, a new out-of-this-world creature is following Alisha. A creature that can become a copy of any living thing it sees.

It might be that nothing is ever normal again...

Rab Ferguson is a UK-based author and storyteller known for writing imaginative fiction that blends everyday life with extraordinary twists.