The 1,000-year-old Boy
Ross Welford
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER. 'A wonderful story' Kiran Millwood Hargrave There are stories about people who want to live forever. This is not one of those stories. This is a story about someone who wants to stop… Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy – except he’s 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. Obviously no one believes him. So when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world comes crashing in, Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance, and a different way to live… … which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die.
Reviews
I thought this book was really good, the story was interesting
Don Binky Scratchings 12.06.2021
I loved this book and will definitely recommend it
Coach Pongo Pinkerton 13.01.2021
Awesome book.Alfie was 1,000 but wanted to stop not ageing.
Prince Arthur Spaghetti-Hoops 29.08.2020
Alfie Monk is a ordinary boy living an ordinary life-except he is 1000 years old. He was living his life locked away in a wooden little cottage with his mother and his cat Biffa until they died in a fire and he is bombarded with the new modern world, this is a story of a boy who has to find his destiny which is to eventually die. My favourite character is a girl called Roxy Minto who is a small girl with a lot of determination. I would recommend this to 7 years and above
Captain Candyfloss Bojangles 01.08.2020
This story is about a boy who remained 11 years old for 4,000 years. This story line made me think about if I would actually want to live forever. I would recommend this book to readers age 9 and above. If I had three words to describe this book, they would be:wonderful, breathtaking and epic! This is a book you won't be able to put down.
Anonymous 22.06.2018
