Boy In The Tower

Boy In The Tower

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A middle-grade The Day of the Triffids, and an absolutely captivating fable about fear and hope, loneliness and friendship. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE REDBRIDGE AWARD 2015 RUNNER UP TEACH PRIMARY NEW CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD 2015 BOOKTRUST PICK 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 prefers to sleep all day inside their tower, where it's safe. Except it isn't any more. Strange plants have started to take over and tower blocks are falling down around them. Now Ade and his mum are trapped and there's no way out . . .

Author: Polly Ho-Yen
Format: Paperback, 336 pages, 128mm x 197mm, 238 g
Published: 2015, Penguin Random House Children's UK, United Kingdom
Genre: Children's Fiction
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 9780552569163-SECONDHAND
Categories: Adventure Fiction All Best Sellers - Individual titles newsystem in stock Only One Copy Second-hand Books Young Adult Young Adult Science Fiction and Dystopian
Tags: Childrens - Teenage fiction Action and adventure stories Childrens - Teenage fiction Science fiction NewSystem October-2025 Paperback Secondhand
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A middle-grade The Day of the Triffids, and an absolutely captivating fable about fear and hope, loneliness and friendship. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE REDBRIDGE AWARD 2015 RUNNER UP TEACH PRIMARY NEW CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD 2015 BOOKTRUST PICK 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 prefers to sleep all day inside their tower, where it's safe. Except it isn't any more. Strange plants have started to take over and tower blocks are falling down around them. Now Ade and his mum are trapped and there's no way out . . .