Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Noah Barleywater runs away Noah Barleywater runs away John Boyne 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. OL15473083W
The absolutist The absolutist John Boyne It is September 1919: twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Gr… OL16489797W
Stay Where You are and Then Leave Stay Where You are and Then Leave John Boyne Four years after Alfie Summerfield's father left London to become a soldier in World War I he has not returned but Alfie, now nine, is shining shoes at King's Cross Station when he happens to learn t… OL16814595W
The Heart's Invisible Furies The Heart's Invisible Furies John Boyne Adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple who remind him that he is not a real member of their family, Cyril embarks on a journey to find himself and where he came from, discovering his iden… OL19551794W
Beneath the earth Beneath the earth John Boyne In this collection of twelve dark, unerring and surprising short stories, John Boyne explores the extremities of the human condition in all its brilliance and brutality. The secrets we keep and the w… OL20861473W
Pied Piper Pied Piper John Boyne,Nevil Shute The novel by Nevil Shute. As the German army overruns France . An old Englishman returning to Britain agrees to escort two children to London. Trains, buses, hotels fail him and each shift in his pla… OL2779805W
Mutiny Mutiny John Boyne The story of the mutiny on the Bounty told from a fresh and original perspective.December 23, 1787, Portsmouth.A 14-year-old boy, John Jacob Turnstile, has got into trouble with the police on one too… OL5840871W