By Stewart Foster (author)
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Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2017 | One of our Books of the Year 2016 | Julia Eccleshare's Pick of the Month, May/June 2016 Deeply moving and utterly gripping, Bubble Boy is a stunning novel that makes you laugh and cry. And think. Joe lives in a sterile world. Wired up to monitors and drips, he can’t remember ever having left his hospital room.
Even his visitors are a potential risk in case they bring in infections. Everyone cares for Joe by keeping him as enclosed as it is possible to be. But then he has a visitor who has a quite different view of what Joe’s life should be like. Suddenly Joe’s world is full of information about the world outside and his dreams of going out grow bigger and bigger.
Can Joe ever fulfil his dream? Debut author Stewart Foster carries off an astonishing feat of storytelling in this exceptional book. ~ Julia Eccleshare
The Branford Boase Award Judges' Comments - ‘deeply moving and completely gripping’; ‘simple, clear writing, effortlessly believable characters’; ‘a true original’.
Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for May 2016
The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster
There is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith
Captain Pug by Laura James
The First Hippo on the Moon by David Walliams
Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for June 2016
The World's Worst Children by David Walliams
Seacrow Island by Astrid Lindgren
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne
A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively
Street Child by Berlie Doherty
Fenn Halflin and the Fearzero by Francesca Armour-Chelu
They call it a crash when the blood goes from my head to my feet, pours out into the room and drains through a hole in the middle of the floor. They call it a crash when the walls start spinning and the pictures blur. Then the ceiling turns black and the floor turns black and I don't know which way I'm facing any more.
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Eleven-year-old Joe can't remember a life outside of his hospital room, with its beeping machines and view of London's rooftops. His condition means he's not allowed outside, not even for a moment, and his few visitors risk bringing life-threatening germs inside his 'bubble'. But then someone new enters his world and changes it for ever.
The Bubble Boy is the story of how Joe spends his days, copes with his loneliness and frustrations, and looks - with superhero-syle bravery, curiosity and hope - to a future without limits. Expect superheroes, super nurses and a few tears from this truly unique story.
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Praise for The Bubble Boy:
‘Poignant, hopeful and heartbreaking’ Fiona Noble, Children’s Editor - The Bookseller
‘I cheered and cried and hoped – for Joe, and for the amazing people in his life who care enough to be heroes right alongside him. Simply wonderful.’ Jenn Bennett, author of Night Owls
‘A gripping and deeply moving book’ Jamila Gavin, author of Coram Boy
Stewart Foster was named a New Author to Watch by the Guardian and was an Amazon Rising Star for his adult novel, published in the UK.
The Bubble Boy was his first book for young readers, and he has since gone on to write All the Things That Could Go Wrong and Check Mates . Totally obsessed with soccer, he lives in Bath, England, with his two daughters, Lois and Tallulah.
the best books for 9-12 year olds
They call it a crash when the blood goes from my head to my feet, pours out into the room and drains through a hole in the middle of the floor. They call it a crash when the walls start spinning and the pictures blur.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Bubble Boy and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Bubble Boy features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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The Bubble Boy was written by Stewart Foster and published by Simon & Schuster Childrens Books an imprint of Simon & Schuster Ltd
The Bubble Boy has 318 pages
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