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The 1,000-Year-Old Boy

By: Ross Welford
Narrated by: Chris Coxon, Luke Johnson
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Publisher's Summary

The astonishing, beautiful new story from the best-selling and Costa short-listed author of Time Travelling with a Hamster

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. 

©2018 Ross Welford (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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Original a real delight

Our whole family loved this book, it was fascinating, fun and easy to listen to.

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I really enjoyed!!

I have seen this book everywhere and I have always thought it looks to young but finally my mother convinced me to listen to it and I’m so great full she did this book is one of my favourites!! I don’t really know what age group I would recommend for this book but I’m 13 and I really enjoyed it.😍 I think the thing that made this book stand out from all the other books I’ve read is that it’s about an 1,000 year old boy!! I love this book❤️❤️ hope other people enjoy it as much as I did!

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We didn’t want it to end!!

We’ve loved listening to this story over the past couple of weeks. The characters are brought to life so well by these readers. Very entertaining and engaging story.

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Best book I've read

I've read this book at least 4 times and I still love it. It kept the children engaged and they want to read more books from Ross Welford.

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The kids say: AMAZING STORY!!!!!

The kids review (youngest age 6, eldest 11): We listened to the whole thing driving from Darwin to Kakadu, to Nitmuluk, to Litchfield and back to Darwin. Definitely recommend to anybody ages 6 and up.
I loved it too (age 38 and 3/4)

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rad!

I liked this book because, It was about an eleven year old boy, Who creates drama with the adults! And by the way I am an eleven year old. Which In my opinion also makes me happy that he is creating drama. My mum thinks that the readers are good.
I am looking forward to reading more books by the same author.

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