Noah Barleywater runs away

By John Boyne

Subjects: Child and youth fiction, Characters in literature, Adventure stories, Runaway children, Toy making, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Runaways, fiction, Toys, fiction, Characters and characteristics in literature, Toy stores, Puppets, Magic, New York Times reviewed, Magic, fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Runaways, Toymakers, Juvenile fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Puppets and puppet plays, Puppets, fiction

Description: When life at home becomes too difficult, eight-year-old Noah sets out to see the world and have an adventure, and in the forest he meets a toymaker who has a story and some advice to share.