Brand New Boy

Brand New Boy
David Almond, Marta Altes
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NZ$ 21.99
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 320pg
3 Feb 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781406394689
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A warm and thought-provoking tale from a master storyteller, winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award and author of the Carnegie Medal-winning Skellig. "Mam, did you think George was," I say, "a bit . . . weird? " "Weird? Yes, I suppose so. But you kids are all a bit weird if you ask me. And to tell the truth, it' d be weird if you weren' t. " When a new boy joins the class, everyone thinks he' s a bit strange, but he' s brilliant at football and loves crisps, and that' s all that matters to Dan and Maxie. However, the truth about George is stranger than anyone could have imagined . . . and more sinister, too. Can his new pals help him to become truly free?
Almond takes a thought-provoking look at AI, and what it means to be human, in an illustrated story set in the north-east of England. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
David Almond is the acclaimed author of many award-winning novels for children such as Skellig, Kit' s Wilderness and My Name Is Mina, and has collaborated with artists Polly Dunbar, Dave McKean, Alex T. Smith and Oliver Jeffers on fiction for younger readers. David' s books sell all over the world, and in 2011 he was the recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in Newcastle; for more info visit www. davidalmond. com Marta Altes loves to tell stories, and her passion for illustration saw her study for a degree in Graphic Design in Barcelona. She then moved to the UK to study for an MA in Children' s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, and since then she has written and illustrated picture books such as My Grandpa, which won the Read It Again! Award, I Am An Artist, which won the Nottingham Children' s Book Award, and NO!, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Picture Book Prize. Marta lives in London; for more info visit www. martaltes. com
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781406394689
Published: 3 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books
Publisher: Walker Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 287g
Pages: 320

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