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Boy In The Tower

Polly Ho-Yen

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English
Corgi
01 June 2015
A middle-grade The Day of the Triffids, and an absolutely captivating fable about fear and hope, loneliness and friendship.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE REDBRIDGE AWARD 2015 RUNNER UP TEACH PRIMARY NEW CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD 2015 BOOKTRUST PICK 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 . . .
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Imprint:   Corgi
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   238g
ISBN:   9780552569163
ISBN 10:   055256916X
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 11 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for Boy In The Tower

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. Haunting and compelling, with characters you really care for -- Vanessa Lewis * The Bookseller * This matches a dystopian plot with a hugely engaging narrator . . . An unusual and very impressive debut. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *


  • Long-listed for Branford Boase Award 2015.
  • Long-listed for Redbridge Children's Book Award: Teenage Category 2015.
  • Runner-up for Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Award 2015 (UK)
  • Runner-up for Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Awards: KS2 2015.
  • Runner-up for Teach Primary New Childrens Fiction Award 2015 (UK)
  • Short-listed for Blue Peter Book Awards 2015 (UK)
  • Shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Award: Best Story 2015.
  • Shortlisted for FCBG Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Readers 2015.
  • Shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Fiction 5 - 12 Category 2015.

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