Bobby Burns knows he's a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby's life from all sides. Bobby's new school is a cold, cruel place. His father is suffering from a mysterious illness that threatens to tear his family apart. And the USA and USSR are testing nuclear missiles and creeping closer and closer to a world-engulfing war.
Together with his wonder-working friend, Ailsa Spink, and the fire-eating illusionist McNulty, Bobby will learn to believe in miracles that will save the people and place he loves.
| ISBN: | 9780375857515 |
| Publication date: | 12th January 2010 |
| Author: | David Almond |
| Publisher: | Laurel Leaf an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Historical Fiction |