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In Noah Barleywater Runs Away, bestselling author John Boyne explores the world of childhood and the adventures that we can all have there. Noah is running away from his problems, or at least that's what he thinks, the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest. When he comes across a very unusual toyshop and meets the even more unusual toymaker he's not sure what to expect. But the toymaker has a story to tell, a story full of adventure, and wonder and broken promises. And Noah travels with him on a journey that will change his life for ever. A thought-provoking fable for our modern world from the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
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Noah Barleywater Runs Away, John Boyne
- Language
- Released
- 2010
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Boyne
- Publisher
- David Fickling Books
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 221
- ISBN10
- 0385618956
- ISBN13
- 9780385618953
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Children's Books, Fantasy, Adventure, Young Adult, Family, Fairy Tales & Stories, Young Adult Fantasy, Death, Life, Fear, Mourning, Breakup, separation, Boys, Wood, Puppets
- First published
- 2010
- Original title
- Noah Barleywater Runs Away
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- In Noah Barleywater Runs Away, bestselling author John Boyne explores the world of childhood and the adventures that we can all have there. Noah is running away from his problems, or at least that's what he thinks, the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest. When he comes across a very unusual toyshop and meets the even more unusual toymaker he's not sure what to expect. But the toymaker has a story to tell, a story full of adventure, and wonder and broken promises. And Noah travels with him on a journey that will change his life for ever. A thought-provoking fable for our modern world from the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.