{"product_id":"9780008256968_the-1000-year-old-boy","title":"The 1,000-year-old Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are stories about people who want to live forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not one of those stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about someone who wants to stop…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy – except he’s 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObviously no one believes him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world comes crashing in, Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance, and a different way to live…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e… which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this magical adventure, Alfie Monk, the 1,000-year-old boy, embarks on a social journey in the modern world, seeking acceptance and friendship. The themes of family and juvenile fiction are beautifully intertwined in this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Shirley Marr (All Four Quarters of the Moon), Katherine Rundell (The Explorer), R. J. Palacio (White Bird), Katherine A. Applegate (The Predator), and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (The Night War).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Welford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889511977109,"sku":"9780008256968","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008256968_d2153c97-c8bb-4c43-934d-e32e6b9d955a.jpg?v=1776888274","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008256968_the-1000-year-old-boy","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}