Review
"A lovely book, beautifully written and wonderfully observed, about young people and old people, about growing up, and finding out who you are. A real treat to read—I loved every page of it." —Melvin Burgess, author, Smack
"Warm and blackly hilarious." —The Observer on Strange Boy
"Excellent, and works on all levels." —Financial Times on Strange Boy
"Honest and quirky." —David Almond, author, Skellig, on Strange Boy
Book Description
A bookshop crammed with wonders; two love stories; a friendship rediscovered; sinister secrets and a terrible act of revenge. Simon thought moving in with his grandparents was going to be boring...
Following the death of his parents, 16yearold Simon moves into his grandparents' claustrophobic bungalow which quickly becomes a refuge from his bullying peers. United by their voracious appetite for books, Simon and his grandmother stumble across the Great Big Book Exchange a bookshop with a difference. There they meet impulsive, gothic Kelly and her boss, Terrance. And the friendships forged in the Great Big Book Exchange result in startling and unsettling consequences for all of them.