The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket - Boyne, John
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There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and floats.
Barnaby tries to keep both feet on the ground, but he just can't do it. One fateful day, the Brockets decide enough is enough. They never asked for a weird, abnormal, floating child. Barnaby has to go . . .
Betrayed, frightened and alone, Barnaby floats into the path of a very special hot air…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and floats.

Barnaby tries to keep both feet on the ground, but he just can't do it. One fateful day, the Brockets decide enough is enough. They never asked for a weird, abnormal, floating child. Barnaby has to go . . .

Betrayed, frightened and alone, Barnaby floats into the path of a very special hot air balloon and so begins a magical journey around the world, with a cast of extraordinary new friends.
Autorenporträt
John Boyne wurde 1971 in Dublin, Irland, geboren, wo er auch heute lebt. Er studierte "Englische Literatur' und 'Kreatives Schreiben' in Dublin und Norwich. Er ist der Autor von sechs Romanen, darunter "Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama", der zwei Irische Buchpreise gewann, für den "British Book Award" nominiert war und vor kurzem verfilmt wurde. John Boynes Romane wurden in über vierzig Sprachen übersetzt.

Oliver Jeffers, geb.1977, ist Designer, Illustrator und Maler. Zahlreiche Auszeichnungen und Ausstellungen u.a. in New York, Dublin, London, Sydney und Belfast. Gewinner des renommierten Nestlé Children's Book Prize in Gold 2005 und des Blue Peter Book 2006. Jeffers lebt nach seinen Reisen um die Welt wieder in Belfast, Nordirland.
John Boyne
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"Boyne s previous children s novels have dealt with serious, life-changing themes and his deftness of touch is equally evident in this uplifting celebration of otherness" Mal Peet Daily Mail