The 1,000-year-old Boy
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- Author：Ross Welford
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Summary
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。
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。
Obviously no one believes him。
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。
Obviously no one believes him。
Reviews
Eils
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To be honest I do love this book but I've read it too many times that well I can't give it five stars。 This is my favourite Ross Welford book and every time I read it I fall back in love with it。 To be honest I do love this book but I've read it too many times that well I can't give it five stars。 This is my favourite Ross Welford book and every time I read it I fall back in love with it。 。。。more
Tomas Mellor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is an incredible book about a boy and his mum。 It is a very fun read。 They take a potion to live forever and go on an incredible journey。
Bethania
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Truly a heartfelt story of grief， loneliness， friendship and hope。 I love how the little details in the first few chapters unravels themselves throughout the book。& ooooh how I am in I love with Roxy 😭😭😭 I can imagine my younger self wanting to be exactly like her brave & exuberant self。 Sangeeta is probably my second most favorite character。I love how the story guides me to understand and sympathize with Alfie little by little。 I love how honest he is to himself， even in moments where I feel li Truly a heartfelt story of grief， loneliness， friendship and hope。 I love how the little details in the first few chapters unravels themselves throughout the book。& ooooh how I am in I love with Roxy 😭😭😭 I can imagine my younger self wanting to be exactly like her brave & exuberant self。 Sangeeta is probably my second most favorite character。I love how the story guides me to understand and sympathize with Alfie little by little。 I love how honest he is to himself， even in moments where I feel like If it were me， I wouldn’t be that upfront with myself。 Oh and that Jack-and-John moment？ Bawled my eyes out。I just love-LOVE this book so much。。。。 ❤️❤️❤️ the characters， the fast-paced plot， the two-perspectives story-telling。。 *chef’s kiss*If I could ask to see more of one thing it would be Dr。 Heinz。 She’s such a lovely character and I would’ve love to see more of her。 。。。more
Robin
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I absolutely loved this book。 I've often wondered what it would be like to be a child 'forever'， like Peter Pan， and I think the author did a brilliant job exploring the concept。 I related to Alfie Monk quite a lot as I often felt out of place as a child， and still do now as a teenager。 I don't want to spoil anything， so I'll end the review by just reiterating how much I enjoyed the book。 I couldn't put it down once I got in to it :） I absolutely loved this book。 I've often wondered what it would be like to be a child 'forever'， like Peter Pan， and I think the author did a brilliant job exploring the concept。 I related to Alfie Monk quite a lot as I often felt out of place as a child， and still do now as a teenager。 I don't want to spoil anything， so I'll end the review by just reiterating how much I enjoyed the book。 I couldn't put it down once I got in to it :） 。。。more
Riya Joseph Kaithavanathara
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#recommended✔️Sometimes all that matters is "Story" and nothing more！ 👦🌟❤️BOOK : The 1000 year old boyAUTHOR : Ross WelfordPUBLISHER : @harpercollinsRating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟The 1000 year old boy， a beautifully written fantasy novel about a child Alfie monk （Alve） who is not really a child but a 1000 year old child ， written by Ross Welford。 This book is a well cooked one with the key ingredients of bold & blistering plot。Alfie monk is left alone all of a sudden， all his life or more appropriately all of his #recommended✔️Sometimes all that matters is "Story" and nothing more！ 👦🌟❤️BOOK : The 1000 year old boyAUTHOR : Ross WelfordPUBLISHER : @harpercollinsRating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟The 1000 year old boy， a beautifully written fantasy novel about a child Alfie monk （Alve） who is not really a child but a 1000 year old child ， written by Ross Welford。 This book is a well cooked one with the key ingredients of bold & blistering plot。Alfie monk is left alone all of a sudden， all his life or more appropriately all of his 1000 years of life he had his mother whom he called "mam"， but when she dies in a fire accident what will happen to him？ Will he remain a child forever？ Will his secrets be found out by the public？ I personally loved this book and all that matters is a good story ， a story that is interesting， to the point， with strong characters。 All people love a good read and no matter what if it speaks about things which may never happen in life like living for 1000 years and all but again who knows if someone is really living among us such a life which we don't know yet？ The life's traumas， silly mistakes of a child that takes an unexpected turn & finding friendship mentioned in the book is really beautiful。 I couldn't wait to complete it， loved the book alot。。。。。。。 。。。more
Laury Glory
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Mitreißend， abenteuerlich， originell， sprachlich hervorragend und voller Figuren， die mir ans Herz gewachsen sind。 So kenne ich Ross Welfords Geschichten und so bleibt die Vorfreude auf die nächste Geschichte von ihm。 ♥️
D。 Thakkar
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hithis is a waste of time so if u have better things in ur life to do there’s no point reading this。this paragraph is to be read by kids who are bored and have nothing to do in their life 。 ok here is my sentence to those of u who are bored:I UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN :D
Christina Lee
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It's an epic adventure story about a boy who wants to live forever， and who only wants to grow up。 This book makes the readers read more and more。 In this book， you can not expect what's going to happen next， and the structure and the story of this book are very interesting。 I really would like to recommend this book to everyone。 It's an epic adventure story about a boy who wants to live forever， and who only wants to grow up。 This book makes the readers read more and more。 In this book， you can not expect what's going to happen next， and the structure and the story of this book are very interesting。 I really would like to recommend this book to everyone。 。。。more
Mango
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"I long to grow up， to be a man。 I long to be in a hurry to do something， before time runs out。 I long for the feeling that life is precious， that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drenched day and every frost-filled night; to know that childhood is special because it dies not last forever; to have friends， like Aiden and Roxy， who will not look at me strangely， and then turn away from me when I fail to age like them。"This book was not at all what I expected。 I expected a humoro "I long to grow up， to be a man。 I long to be in a hurry to do something， before time runs out。 I long for the feeling that life is precious， that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drenched day and every frost-filled night; to know that childhood is special because it dies not last forever; to have friends， like Aiden and Roxy， who will not look at me strangely， and then turn away from me when I fail to age like them。"This book was not at all what I expected。 I expected a humorous， time-pass book just for entertainment。 But wow， this book was so much more。 This book not only had light humor， but it actually had a deep lesson， leaving me warm and fuzzy inside。Let's start with our lovely characters:Alfie: I really enjoyed Alfie！ He had quite a unique personality。 He was distrusting at first only trusting his Mam。 However， when he met Aiden and Roxy， he was suspicious and at first， but then became more trusting and opened his heart。 I found it really cool that even though Alfie was only 11 （well 1，011） he had the mindset of an adult。 You could see it clearly in the writing， and it was a good touch to detail。 So Alfie grew from an isolated kid-adult to a happy man/boy and more trusting。 I loved him so much。Aiden: Aiden was amazing as well！ I did not enjoy him as much as Alfie， but he was a valuable character。 Aiden had moved into a new neighborhood and was feeling left out of everything。 He was left in the dust by his two best friends， his parents were fighting alot， and he overall didn't enjoy life。 That is， until he meets Alfie and Roxy。 When he meets those two， Welford really brings out his personality。 Aiden is skeptical， sarcastic， but a valuable friend once you get to know him。 Throughout the story， Aiden grows from a skeptical， mistrusting boy to a friendly guy willing to do anything for his friends。 Roxy: Roxy was made more of a side character， but she is my favorite character of them all。 Roxy was the one who brought the three pals together。 Even though she's tiny， she's creative， smart， and an incredible actress。 She was the one who discovered that Alfie was a 100 years old。 She was the one who Alfie trusted first。 She was the one who helped save Alfie's life by "acting。" I didn't see much character development in her， but her personality was amazing and totally made up for it。 Roxy is an outgoing girl， willing to make friends and help out people in need。 She is also very curious， and her curiosity moved the story forward， giving it more spice。Okay， that's enough about the characters。 Now let's go on to the amazing plot！The plot was quite interesting， I could not put it down！The story is about Alfie， the 1，000 year old boy， and how he grew up in the world。 He lived with his Mam， and learned not to trust anyone。 He thought that friends will always go away and leave you behind。 But， that all changes when （view spoiler）[Alfie loses his Mam in a house fire。 （hide spoiler）] He then find two strange kids， Aiden and Roxy。 They begin to give him shelter and feed him。 Alfie begins to trust them more， but not enough。 He thinks that they will leave him behind like his other friends did in the past。 But， then Roxy discovers that Alfie is older than he says。 When Aiden and Roxy interrogate him， he comes clean and grows more trusting。 But， that's not all。 Alfie wants to stop living forever。 He wants to grow up and cherish life。 So the trio goes on a mission to find this pearl which will make him age。 Of course， there are obstacles on the way， making the story all the more exciting。The plot twists were amazing， and ones I NEVER saw coming。 Like when （view spoiler）[Uncle Jasper turned out to be the antagonist， and he also after the pearl。 Or when Jack and John McGonagall turned out to be alive！ That really threw me off。 （hide spoiler）]And the story also gave me an amazing lesson that life should be cherished lived at its best。Writing: The writing was。。。eh。 It was pretty good， but it was mediocre。 However， I did like that Welford wrote the book in two perspectives: Alfie's and Aiden's。 It was cool seeing the story in two different ways and I really enjoyed it。 It was also pretty interesting reading how Alfie thought different than Aiden because of the huge age gap。Overall， I truly enjoyed this book！ It had adventure， high stakes， loss， gain， and the overall moral of the story was incredible。 I was sad to see this book end， and now I really wish for a sequel lol。 Thank you Ross Welford for such a fabulous book， you have lots of talent！------------------------------------------------How have I not read this sooner？ Beautiful， heartwarming book。 Review to come！ 。。。more
Dj
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I bought this as a gift for a 7 year old， but decided to read it first。 Excellent story。 Imaginative， well written book。 The story is somewhat predictable， but has some nice twists。 It kept my interest all the way through。
Niharika
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This is the story of Alve Monk。 He's a never dead， people who are ageless but not immortal。 Alfie， as he likes his friends to call him， has no friends and has kept a low profile for many years。 He lives with his mother and his cat， Biffa， in the woods。 When Roxy and Aiden fall into his backyard， his life changes。 He blames himself for the accident that created the fire。 The fire in which he lost his mother。 Aiden had only just more or less met Roxy Minto that he was pulled by her into the woods This is the story of Alve Monk。 He's a never dead， people who are ageless but not immortal。 Alfie， as he likes his friends to call him， has no friends and has kept a low profile for many years。 He lives with his mother and his cat， Biffa， in the woods。 When Roxy and Aiden fall into his backyard， his life changes。 He blames himself for the accident that created the fire。 The fire in which he lost his mother。 Aiden had only just more or less met Roxy Minto that he was pulled by her into the woods to see a 'witch'。 He didn't believe her。 But everything changes when he meets Alfie。This book is said from 2 points of views- Aiden and Alfie。 This book circles around Alfie but Aiden's point of view lets us see Alfie's situation from the outside world。 It was a shame that Roxy Minto didn't get her point of view because that would be interesting too。 This is a great book and really heartwarming。 I didn't cry like a few people said they did， but it was heartwarming all the same。It was explained very well without info loading and I loved how Sue spoke in a german accent。 Definitely read it。 。。。more
Bookheart。Dreams
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DNF at 26%This was really not a bad book。。。 But I sadly I just did not feel the story sparking sth in me。 And this year I did take the vow to be stricter with my DNFs。。。
A。P。
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Books that bring some kind of magic into our humdrum lives are， for me， the best reads。 And so it is with this book with Ross Welford。 The story starts clearly and is quite a page-turner as we don't know if we are going to hear just a set of stories from the past from our main character， （we do but they are just wee glimpses） or how he will keep his secret a secret （he does and he doesn't）。I have to say I think half-way through there is a lack of momentum， a bit of treading water。 Yet the pace p Books that bring some kind of magic into our humdrum lives are， for me， the best reads。 And so it is with this book with Ross Welford。 The story starts clearly and is quite a page-turner as we don't know if we are going to hear just a set of stories from the past from our main character， （we do but they are just wee glimpses） or how he will keep his secret a secret （he does and he doesn't）。I have to say I think half-way through there is a lack of momentum， a bit of treading water。 Yet the pace picks up to quite a sprint at the end and the scenes of getting to an island。 What I have to admire here is the dialogue that Welford uses。 It's always a main gripe of mine that in other similar genre texts， the dialogue is too formal and is trying too hard to fall within grammatical rules。 Welford has got his characters dialogue and interaction vocab between characters spot on and I really admired that。 。。。more
TheBoyWithTheBread
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I read this a while ago。 The story was great， the characters were great， but the chapters should have been longer。 I read this for a quick read and came out loving it。
Dahlia Quijano
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My favorite part was when Roxy and Aiden found out that Alfie was 1000 years old。
Di
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A book written for younger readers but I really enjoyed it。 If you are keen to introduce your younger reader （12+） to fantasy I think you should give this a go。
Ruheen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I LOVE IT。This is an amazing story of the last Neverdead boy who lost his mother and wants to grow up and die。 The ending had me on the edge of my chair。 Jasper dying， Alve getting the Life-pearl。。。 wow。 A must-read for all ages。
Майя Ставитская
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Today， the great world is closer to the small world of each of us。 To make sure， just look at the books。 So many good and different ones。 Children's literature is no exception。 Have the Russians forgotten how to write？ No， we have great children's books。 For me， the majority of translates literature of much inferior "Brown-Eyed Gromovik"， "Tubogach" and "Ubir" by Shamil Idiatullin， "Gerda" by Edward Verkin， "Cats are not always silent" by Alex Garr。 But let a hundred flowers bloom， and everyone Today， the great world is closer to the small world of each of us。 To make sure， just look at the books。 So many good and different ones。 Children's literature is no exception。 Have the Russians forgotten how to write？ No， we have great children's books。 For me， the majority of translates literature of much inferior "Brown-Eyed Gromovik"， "Tubogach" and "Ubir" by Shamil Idiatullin， "Gerda" by Edward Verkin， "Cats are not always silent" by Alex Garr。 But let a hundred flowers bloom， and everyone will find for himself。Если нет смерти， жизнь превращается в существованиеВечно - это очень долго。 Вечность длится， пока ты не взбунтуешься。Мир без границ。 Невзирая на сегодняшние ограничения из-за коронавируса и невозможность путешествовать физически。 На самом деле， реально она и до COVID-19 не у всех была， не будем себя обманывать: одним дорого， других работа не отпускает， третьим трудно решиться без знания языка， и для абсолютного большинства сочетание в разных пропорциях этих трех факторов。А все равно сегодня большой мир ближе к малому миру каждого из нас。 Чтобы убедиться， довольно взглянуть на книги。 Так много хороших и разных， кажется， еще никогда не бывало。 Детская литература не исключение。 Что， свои писать разучились？ Да нет же， у нас есть отличные детские книги。 Как по мне， большинство переводных в подметки не годится "Кареглазому Громовику"， "Тубогачу" и "Убыру" Шамиля Идиатуллина， "Герде" Эдуарда Веркина， "Таксу" Елены Арифуллиной， "Кошкам" Алексея Грашина。 Но на вкус， на цвет товарищей нет， пусть цветут сто цветов и всякий найдет себе по вкусу （по цвету）。Английский писатель Росс Уэлфорд пишет детскую фантастику。 Его дебютный роман Time Travelling with a Hamster （"Путешествия во времени с хомяком"） сразу завоевал симпатии читателей и благосклонность критиков。 После были What not to do if you turn invisible （"Чего не следует делать， если вы стали невидимкой"）， The Dog who saved the World （собака， которая спасла мир"）， The Kid who Came from Space （"Ребенок， пришедший из космоса"）。"Тысячелетний мальчик" - история одиннадцатилетнего Альфи， сочетанием магии и драматичных обстоятельств застывшего в этом неудобном возрасте на добрую тысячу лет。 Не имея возможности повзрослеть， встретить любовь и состояться в профессии， построить дом， вырастить детей。 Вынужденного таиться и прятаться от докучного любопытства， которое в любой момент может стать смертельно опасным。Теперь， произошедшая в его жизни трагедия， освобождает героя от необходимости жить вечным ребенком。 Пришла пора обрести друзей и вновь запустить маятник остановленного времени。 Огромная удача для этой незамысловатой истории на русском языке - аудиокнига в исполнении Игоря Князева， великолепного с персонажами-детьми。 。。。more
Nadia
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فقط یه کلمه میشه گفت فوق العاده بوددددد。。یه داستان متفاوت که اصلا تا حالا به ذهن هیچکس نرسیده بود ولی فقط میتونم بگم عالیییی بود💌
Michelle
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Interesting concept I enjoyed this book a lot
Beth
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Somehow this was my first Ross Welford book， I think - I wish I hadn’t waited so long！ What a wonderful story！ I loved the back and forth between times and hearing all about Alve’s life。 I read this in one night， I just could not put it down。 It was funny， heartwarming and emotional all the way through， I will definitely be checking out more by Welford。
Rosie G
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I am going to preface this by saying I didn’t look at the reading level when I picked this book！ 🙈 I read the review， thought it was interesting and went from there。 I thought it might be something like The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared… instead it is for 10 year olds！ 😂That said， it is an engaging read for the right age。 Alfie Monk is an interesting character… he’s not presented as heroic， even the way he came into his ‘immortality’ is rather foolish but the book d I am going to preface this by saying I didn’t look at the reading level when I picked this book！ 🙈 I read the review， thought it was interesting and went from there。 I thought it might be something like The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared… instead it is for 10 year olds！ 😂That said， it is an engaging read for the right age。 Alfie Monk is an interesting character… he’s not presented as heroic， even the way he came into his ‘immortality’ is rather foolish but the book does raise a lot of questions on the negative side of being an eternal 11 year old。 Including how the challenges changed over time along with practical things like dental care。 It seems being immortal doesn’t mean your teeth are！But Alfie doesn’t exactly act like someone who is 1000 years old。 The off hand comments about seeing historical battles or knowing long dead writers come across as quite clunky。 However his relationship with the other main characters – Aidan and Roxy – is beautifully presented and really encapsulates the importance of childhood friendship when everything is “Serious” and the adults just don’t understand。All in all it was an enjoyable read with a lot of action and adventure。 If you have a kid who likes to read， get them to give it a go！ 。。。more
Carolyn Rushworth
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Teen/YA fictionHighly recommended from Miss 13 who has read this several times in the last approx。 2 years。I loved it。 Easy read。 Great for when you want to get lost in a story。 I recommend this for both kids and parents。 Plenty of food for thought and a great reminder that time is precious。
giddily enthusiastic
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bought this because it was crossing on my recommendation section while visiting my favourite bookshop site "this middle-grade one seems interesting。 i'd love to give myself a try " god i felt like winning a jackpot！ i enjoyed turning every page of it！ i do admire alfie a lot， he's absolutely brilliant and undeniably hilarious！ would love to re-read this when i've got the right time to bcs I。 LOVE。 THE 1000 YEAR-OLD BOY。 THAT。 MUCH。 what a great job Mr。 Welford has done！ bravo！！ bought this because it was crossing on my recommendation section while visiting my favourite bookshop site "this middle-grade one seems interesting。 i'd love to give myself a try " god i felt like winning a jackpot！ i enjoyed turning every page of it！ i do admire alfie a lot， he's absolutely brilliant and undeniably hilarious！ would love to re-read this when i've got the right time to bcs I。 LOVE。 THE 1000 YEAR-OLD BOY。 THAT。 MUCH。 what a great job Mr。 Welford has done！ bravo！！ 。。。more
Holly
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I think this is a great book！
Silvialeggiamo
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Voto 4-
Sean Randall
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A practically perfect feel-good preteen tale。 I enjoyed every chapter， and although I saw everything coming （being decades beyond the book's target audience）， they were all exciting reveals， with a cleverly-paced plot， interesting characters and an exciting climax。 A practically perfect feel-good preteen tale。 I enjoyed every chapter， and although I saw everything coming （being decades beyond the book's target audience）， they were all exciting reveals， with a cleverly-paced plot， interesting characters and an exciting climax。 。。。more
Kate Dawe
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This is a slow burner。 I was quite uninterested at the start， the chapters were too bitty and everything seemed to be written like "and what happened next changed my life forever"。。。 but it didn't seem to kick in， and they it'd say the same thing at the end of the next chapter。 But then it got really exciting and very tense！ I read the last third of the book in 2 days！ This is the first book I have read by this author and I am interested in his other ones now。 This is a slow burner。 I was quite uninterested at the start， the chapters were too bitty and everything seemed to be written like "and what happened next changed my life forever"。。。 but it didn't seem to kick in， and they it'd say the same thing at the end of the next chapter。 But then it got really exciting and very tense！ I read the last third of the book in 2 days！ This is the first book I have read by this author and I am interested in his other ones now。 。。。more
Molly
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Honestly this is one of my favourite books and a comfort read it’s just so wholesome but sad and the friendship is amazing as well as the plot twist and the action it’s really well done and I’ve read this book about 4 times now It’s just amazing
Maia Adams
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I would recommend this book for the ages 10+。 I loved reading the book！
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