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Boy In The Tower


School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7
Key stage: Key Stage 2

No. of pages 336

Published: 2015

Great for age 5-12 years

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When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way. Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching out beneath him. His mum doesn't really like looking outside - but it's going outside that she hates. She prefers to sleep all day inside their tower, where it's safe. Except it isn't any more. Strange plants have started to take over and tower blocks are falling down around them.Now Ade and his mum are trapped and there's no way out . . .

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Polly Ho-Yen was born in Northampton and brought up in Buckinghamshire. After working in publishing for several years, she now works as a primary school teacher. Somewhere in between five o'clock in the morning and sitting down in front of a classroom of five-year-olds, Boy in the Tower was written. She lives in South London with her husband and their very vocal cat, Milo.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Branford Boase Award
The Branford Boase Award is a prestigious literary award in the United Kingdom that celebrates outstanding debut children's novels. Established in 2000, the award honours the memory of Branford Boase, a children's book publisher, and aims to recognize new authors who demonstrate exceptional storytelling skills and originality in their first published work. The award is aimed at children's literature, specifically focusing on works for readers aged 8 to 12 years. A panel of judges reviews submissions to create a shortlist of nominated titles. There is no public voting process.

Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Award - Key Stage 2
This book was recognised in the Key Stage 2 category by the Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Award.

Peters Book of the Year
This book was recognised by the Peters Book of the Year.

Blue Peter Book Award
This book was recognised by the Blue Peter Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.

Blue Peter Book Award - Best Story
This book was recognised in the Best Story category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.

FCBG Book Award - Books For Younger Readers
This book was recognised in the Books for Younger Readers category by the Fcbg Book Award.

Waterstones Children's Book Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Waterstones Children's Book Award.

Waterstones Children's Book Award - Fiction - Ages 5-12 Years
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Ages 5-12 Years category by the Waterstones Children's Book Award.

Redbridge Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Redbridge Children's Book Award.

"This matches a dystopian plot with a hugely engaging narrator . . . An unusual and very impressive debut." -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *

 

"Haunting and compelling, with characters you really care for" -- Vanessa Lewis * The Bookseller *

 

"I loved it and I think you - whoever you are, whether you're aged eight or eighty - will love it, too. Boy In The Tower comes highly recommended by me. I think it might even be my favourite story of 2014 so far."