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Description for Boonie
Paperback. JD's father has been burnt alive by the Silver Men. His mother has run away. Lost in the desert without water, JD meets a strange old man whose mouth has been sewn shut. That man's secret will save his life. The search for his mother leads JD to the City, where he must face the true horrors of life under the Silver Men. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 5AM; YFC; YFG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 123 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
Orphaned and abandoned, JD's only hope is a man with his mouth sewn shut JD's father has been burnt alive by the Silver Men. His mother has run away. Lost in the desert without water, JD meets a strange old man whose mouth has been sewn shut. That man's secret will save his life. The search for his mother leads JD to the City, where he must face the true horrors of life under the Silver Men. Trapped inside the Pits of enslaved children scraping for water, he must risk everything and everyone he has ever ... Read more
Orphaned and abandoned, JD's only hope is a man with his mouth sewn shut JD's father has been burnt alive by the Silver Men. His mother has run away. Lost in the desert without water, JD meets a strange old man whose mouth has been sewn shut. That man's secret will save his life. The search for his mother leads JD to the City, where he must face the true horrors of life under the Silver Men. Trapped inside the Pits of enslaved children scraping for water, he must risk everything and everyone he has ever ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hot Key Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471400254
SKU
9781471400254
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Richard Masson
Richard Masson (1943-2013) was born during the Second World War and lived in East London until he joined the Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen. Over a period of twenty years Richard travelled the high seas, qualifying as a ship's officer and once delivering a tug boat from Rotterdam to Bahrain. Although Richard tested out his 'land legs' in ... Read more
Reviews for Boonie
A compelling dystopian adventure tackling bravery, friendship and freedom against the harsh backdrop of a world without water.
Children's Previews: January, The Bookseller
Novels that tap into anxiety about the future of the planet need something extra to stand out and Richard Masson's excellent debut, Boonie, has a harrowing opening with echoes of Cormac ... Read more
Children's Previews: January, The Bookseller
Novels that tap into anxiety about the future of the planet need something extra to stand out and Richard Masson's excellent debut, Boonie, has a harrowing opening with echoes of Cormac ... Read more