Noah Barleywater Runs Away

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A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection.

Shortlisted for the prestigious Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011

When 9 year old Noah runs away from his family, initially we don’t know why, but he finds himself in a strange, other worldly village with a toy shop run by a puppet-maker.  As the story unfolds Noah reveals why he’s running away and the puppet-maker encourages him to return home.  The toy shop is very special - both fascinating and sinister to Noah.  It’s clear that the author’s imagination has run riot with all the peculiar goings-on at the toy shop including oranges that squeeze themselves, floorboards that jump around and a bell over the door not ringing in time with the door opening.  Unlike his first novel for children, The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, this doesn’t have a sad ending but like that one it will be enjoyed by children of 7 or 8 upwards right through to adults.  It has been beautifully illustrated by the great Oliver Jeffers (the first time Oliver has illustrated someone else’s writing rather than his own).

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About Noah Barleywater Runs Away

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.

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