How to Live Forever

Novel

Colin Thompson

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Random House Australia Children's Books
02 July 2012

Science fiction; Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA)

A charming tale of the perils of immortality, from one of Australia's best storytellers.

Peter lives with his mother and grandfather in the museum, which has the most weird and wonderful exhibits and a hundred secret doors.

When his grandfather gets sick, Peter decides to search for his long-lost father. Instead, he finds a strange old woman who gives him a book called How To Live Forever but makes him promise never to read it.

Trapped in a world where books are houses, Peter meets a girl called Festival, and together they look for the Ancient Child, who has the answers to everything.

By: Colin Thompson
Imprint: Random House Australia Children's Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9781742756714
ISBN 10: 1742756719
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 02 July 2012
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 60 books published. His books include How to Live Forever, The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley, numerous picture books, The Floods series, The Dragons series, The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness picture book, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Children's Book Council Award for Best Picture Book, and Free to a Good Home. Visit his website at: www.colinthompson.com.

Reviews for How to Live Forever (Novel)

""Peter is a young boy who reminds us all what a wonderful thing it is to be curious and to find courage we don't realise is within us . . . Thompson's writing is smooth and his storytelling agile. He introduces us to a world rich with characters and landscapes both grotesque and charming, and he fills this book with friendship and love."" --Aurealis Awards Judges' Report 2004 ""Not since Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose have libraries been so celebrated. Book-lovers and library-haunters will be enchanted. We who know the mysterious powers of the library will not be at all surprised by the goings on in Peter's museum, behind its hidden doors."" --Virginia Lowe, winner of the 2004 Aurealis Award for Children's Novels--Short Fiction