The 1000-Year-Old Boy

The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER. n n n 'A wonderful story' Kiran Millwood Hargrave n n n There are stories about people who want to live forever. n n n This is not one of those stories.

n n n This is a story about someone who wants to stop... n n n 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. n n n Obviously no one believes him.

n n n 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... n n n ... which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die.

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