THE TERRIBLE THING THAT HAPPENED TO BARNABY BROCKET (PAPERBACK)

THE TERRIBLE THING THAT HAPPENED TO BARNABY BROCKET (PAPERBACK)

BOYNE, JOHN

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PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
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Contemporary literature
ISBN:
978-0-552-57378-8
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304
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Paperback
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Barnaby Brocket és un nen especial amb una família massa normal, pitjor encara: terriblement normal, avorridament normal. Els seus pares i germans son gent respectable i no els hi agrada gens cridar l’atenció, però el seu món canvia completament el dia que Barnaby neix. La seva mare s’adona que alguna cosa va malament quan comença a notar uns dolors de part molt intensos, encara que el pitjor encara no ha arribat: el seu bebè surt disparat i es queda flotant en el sostre de la habitació. Després de passar per consultes i consultes, el diagnòstic és definitiu: Barnaby no respon a les lleis de gravetat i el seu estat natural és flotar. Els seus pares, desesperats, no saben que fer amb ell, fins que accepten que l’única solució és deixar que vagi volant..
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Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary 8-year-old boy in most ways, but he was born different in one important way: he floats. Unlike everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity. His parents, who have a horror of being noticed, want desperately for Barnaby to be normal, but he can't help who he is. And when the unthinkable happens, Barnaby finds himself on a journey that takes him all over the world. From Brazil to New York, Canada to Ireland, and even to space, the floating boy meets all sorts of different people--and discovers who he really is along the way. This whimsical novel will delight middle graders, and make readers of all ages question the meaning of normal.

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