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The 1,000-year-old Boy

Ross Welford

The 1,000-year-old Boy

Subjects

  • Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
  • Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after

Average rating

5 out 5

4 reviews

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

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I thought this book was really good, the story was interesting

Don Binky Scratchings 12.06.2021

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I loved this book and will definitely recommend it

Coach Pongo Pinkerton 13.01.2021

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Awesome book.Alfie was 1,000 but wanted to stop not ageing.

Prince Arthur Spaghetti-Hoops 29.08.2020

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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

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