The Loblolly Boy
The loblolly boy has the gift of flight: he's invisible to most people, apart from a very few who are known as the Sensitives. When the loblolly boy swaps identities with the narrator of this story, we are taken on an exciting, truly imaginative odyssey.
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| Interest Age |
10-13 years |
| Reading Age |
10-13 years |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
224 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 128mm
Height: 198mm
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| Weight |
209g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.2 |
| Catalogue Code |
59314 |
Description of this Book
To the boy called Red, it seems the most marvellous escape he could wish for: a gift that grants him more freedom than he ever believed possible - the chance to fly, to soar with the gulls, high over the tall brick walls that have imprisoned him for so long. But this gift comes with a terrible price - and puts him in grave danger. Is there anyone Red can trust to help him? The curious Captain Bass who has strange powers of his own? The wildly unpredictable twin sisters he is strongly drawn to? In this magical, mysterious story, Red's adventure is like a chamber of mirrors at a carnival - a dazzling and breathtaking tale.
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Esther Glen Award 2010.
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Author's Bio
James Norcliffe is the author of several fantasy novels for young people, the most recent of which, The Assassin of Gleam, won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for the best New Zealand fantasy novel of 2006. He is also a poet and editor. For a number of years he has helped edit u first with Alan Bunn and latterly with Tessa Duder u the highly regarded ReDraft collections of writings by young people. James has lived in Christchurch for most of his life although he has spent extended periods living in Brunei Darussalam and China. Currently, he teaches in Lincoln University's Foundation Studies department. He lives at Church Bay, Lyttelton Harbour with his wife Joan Melvyn and an ungrateful cat called Pinky Bones.
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