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    The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

    By John Boyne

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    A tale of acceptance from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.


         Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary eight-year-old boy in most ways, but he was born different in one important way: he floats. Unlike everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity. His parents, who have a fear of being noticed, want desperately for Barnaby to be normal, but he can't help who he is. And when the unthinkable happens, Barnaby finds himself on a journey that takes him all over the world. Drifting from Brazil to New York, from Canada to Ireland, and even to space, the floating boy meets all sorts of different people--and discovers who he really is along the way.
         This whimsical novel will delight middle-graders, while readers of all ages will find themselves questioning what it means to be "normal."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateJan 8, 2013
    ISBN9780385678919
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    John Boyne

    John Boyne is the author of numerous works of fiction, including The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a young adult novel that became an international bestseller and was made into an award-winning film. His books have been translated into forty-six languages, and he is the recipient of two Irish Book Awards, the Bistro Book of the Year award, and numerous international prizes. He lives in Dublin.

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