Tin

Tin Synopsis

Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret is revealed and Christopher's world is changed for ever ...

What follows is a remarkable adventure, as Christopher discovers who he really is, and what it means to be human.

Tin Reader Reviews

In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were also lucky enough to read and review this title. You can read their full reviews by clicking here.

• Zoe Basson, age 11 - 'This book made me understand what it means to be a human.'
• Grace Phelan, age 10 - 'Tin is an original and thrilling book that is overflowing with mysteries about to be unravelled.'
• Amber Gurung, age 11 - Wellington Primary Academy - 'I was captivated from the first page! Tin is a story of true friendship, adventure and courage!'
• Emily lonsdale, age 12 - 'I would recommend this book this book to pretty much everyone because it is an interesting and funny read...Awesome mechanical mayhem, a robotic fairy-tale to be cherished. For all the budding engineers.'
• Ethan Watkin, age 10 - 'This book is touching with little dashes of comedy. It's a completely different story to anything I've read before which made it really interesting.'
• Josh Parcell, age 10 - 'Tin is a wonderful book about a world of “mechanicals”.  After a terrible accident Christopher is plunged into an exciting journey to discover the truth about who he really is.'
• Bella, age 10 - 'Tin is a fun and exciting story.'     
• Niamh Donnelly, age 10 - Wellington Primary Academy - 'An amazing book about friendship, love and adventure. Four friends journey to find their friend, Christopher, and discover their true past.'
• Alex Hall, age 12 - 'I found this difficult to read and didn't get very far with it...'
• Catherine Richardson, adult - 'This book is one of a kind as it's unusual in its subject matter and style; it keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end.'

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All versions of this book

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Publication date: 01/02/2018
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
Format: Paperback

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Publication date: 04/09/2014
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Format: Hardback

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About Padraig Kenny

Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer from Newbridge in County Kildare. He has a first class master's degree in Anglo-Irish Writing from Maynooth University, and he has taught English literature and creative writing. He has worked as a freelance arts journalist, and as a scriptwriter he has written drama and comedy for radio and screen. Tin is his first novel.

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