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The 1,000-year-old boy / by Ross Welford.

The 1,000-year-old boy / by Ross Welford.
1,000-year-old boy /
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. Age: From 8 years.

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Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date
JF/WEL
Junior Fiction   Port Macquarie . On Loan . 9 Apr 2024
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Record Number 574726
ISBN 9780008256944 (paperback)
Author Welford, Ross
Title The 1,000-year-old boy / by Ross Welford.
Alternative title Thousand-year-old boy
Publication details London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2018.
Pagination etc. 410 pages ; 20 cm.
Summary Note 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.
Target audience note Age: From 8 years.
Subject Immortality -- Juvenile fiction
Death -- Juvenile fiction
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
Children's stories
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