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The Bubble Wrap Boy

by Phil Earle
RM69.20 MYR
The Bubble Wrap Boy - Thryft
The Bubble Wrap Boy - Thryft
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Bubble Wrap Boy

by Phil Earle
RM69.20 MYR
ISBN: 9780141346298
Authors: Phil Earle
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2014-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Young Adult
Related Topics: Realistic Fiction, Teen
Goodreads rating: 3.68
(rated by 492 readers)

Description

Charlie Han's troubles are way bigger than he is. At school, he's branded an outsider, a loser - the tiny kid from the Chinese Chippy. His only ally is Sinus Sedgely, the only lad in school with a worse reputation than Charlie himself. Life at home isn't much better. His dad is better with a wok than he is with words, and his mum is suffocating the life out of Charlie, wrapping him in enough cotton wool to fill a pharmacy. But when a new passion leads Charlie to the mother of all confrontations, he finds his mum's been hiding a massive secret. A secret that whilst shocking, might actually lead Charlie to feeling ten feet tall. The Bubble Wrap Boy is about the terrors of friendship, family and one undersized boy's ability to think BIG...
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Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.