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Boy In The Tower Polly Ho-Yen

Boy In The Tower By Polly Ho-Yen

Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen


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Summary

When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way. Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching out beneath him. His mum doesn't really like looking outside - but it's going outside that she hates.

Boy In The Tower Summary

Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen

When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way. Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching out beneath him. His mum doesn't really like looking outside - but it's going outside that she hates. She's happier sleeping all day inside their tower, where it's safe. But one day, other tower blocks on the estate start falling down around them and strange, menacing plants begin to appear. Now their tower isn't safe anymore. Ade and his mum are trapped and there's no way out...

Boy In The Tower Reviews

This matches a dystopian plot with a hugely engaging narrator ... An unusual and very impressive debut. -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller Haunting and compelling, with characters you really care for -- Vanessa Lewis The Bookseller I loved it and I think you - whoever you are, whether you're aged eight or eighty - will love it, too. Boy In The Tower comes highly recommended by me. I think it might even be my favourite story of 2014 so far.

About Polly Ho-Yen

Polly Ho-Yen was born in Northampton and brought up in Buckinghamshire. After working in publishing for several years, she now works as a primary school teacher. Somewhere in between five o'clock in the morning and sitting down in front of a classroom of five-year-olds, Boy in the Tower was written. She lives in South London with her husband and their very vocal cat, Milo.

Additional information

GOR008247990
9780857533036
0857533037
Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen
Used - Like New
Hardback
Penguin Random House Children's UK
20140703
336
Runner-up for Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Awards: KS2 2015 Short-listed for Blue Peter Book Award: Best Story 2015 Short-listed for FCBG Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Readers 2015 Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Fiction 5 - 12 Category 2015 Long-listed for Branford Boase Award 2015
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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