The Boy With Wings - The Boy With Wings series (Paperback)

Lenny Henry (author), Keenon Ferrell (illustrator)

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Paperback 208 Pages
Published: 14/04/2022

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Synopsis

The heartwarming and hilarious debut children's novel from national treasure Lenny Henry sees average kid Tunde suddenly sprout wings during a football match, embarking on an exciting and sinister journey of discovery.

Lenny Henry's brilliant first novel for readers of 9 to 12, illustrated throughout by Keenon Ferrell. Includes an exclusive comic book adventure illustrated by Mark Buckingham.

Twelve-year-old Tunde is just your average kid: average friends, average parents, average grades. Sure, he has his quirks, but if he can avoid the school bullies and hang out with his ragtag group of friends, he's happy enough. But his life is about to get turned upside down when, in the middle of a football match, Tunde leaps for the ball and stays in the air - on an enormous pair of wings!

Everything Tunde knows is about to change. Under the guidance of a mysterious visitor known as The Seeker, he discovers new-found powers, a secret past, and some seriously powerful people who are determined to keep that past buried, whatever the cost. With strange things happening in a place known as The Facility and someone important in need of rescue, Tunde is going to need more than a little help from his friends. Join Tunde, Kylie, Jiah and Neville on an out-of-this-world adventure that brings Tunde face-to-face with his destiny.

An average kid is about to become an EXTRAORDINARY hero!

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529067842
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 148 g
Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 14 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

This book is as laugh-out-loud funny as you’d expect, but it’s also packed with super-charged thrills, characters you really care about and a whole lot of heart. I think The Boy With Wings is the start of something really special - Bestselling author and illustrator Nadia Shireen

Hilarious and heartfelt ... interwoven with messages about family, friendship, courage and belonging - The Guardian

... Always looking for genuinely laugh out loud funny books and [The Boy with Wings] 100% delivered. THANK YOU. - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

Apart from getting picked on by school bullies, Tunde is an ordinary boy – so why do his mum and dad insist he must never run, or do sports? When a mysterious peril threatens Earth and Tunde suddenly sprouts wings, everything starts to become clear. Hilarious and heartfelt - Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian

Henry's first book for children is as funny as might be expected but it's also quietly thoughtful and poignant, examining ideas of heritage, family, love and belonging in a way that lifts the Chosen One troupe out of the territory of cliché - Books for Keeps

It's a delightful romp of a tale - addressing issues of racism, diversity and refugees face on. - School Librarian

It’s a fast-paced adventure with video game-like qualities that will have you immersed with all the baked treats of a Masterchef getting the ingredients wrong . . . This book is a feast for the senses and one of the best books of the year. - Vincent Ripley