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A Different Boy
A Different Boy

A Different Boy

Different

JUVENILE FICTION

96 Pages, 5 x 8

Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB

Trade Paper, $11.99 (US $11.99) (CA $15.99)

Publication Date: April 2019

ISBN 9781760523503

Rights: US & CA

Allen & Unwin (Apr 2019)

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Overview

A fantastic new Paul Jennings story, full of twists and turns, following the fortunes of a boy boarding a ship and leaving his past behind

Longlisted for the 2019 Carnegie Medal

'If you've got a bad deal,' his father used to say, 'get out of it and move on.'

When he finds himself in a cruel orphanage Anton does just that, and hides on an ocean liner. Fear and desperation are his only companions. And this time there is no escape. Or is there? Two other passengers have secrets of their own. When nothing is what it seems, can they help each other? Or will they sink into a sea of troubles? You'll never know. Until the last page.

Another top story from Australia's master of the trick ending.

Author Biography

Paul Jennings is the author of several previous books for children, including the Don't Look Now series and A Different Dog, and has won every Australian children's choice book award. He is the recipient of the prestigious Dromkeen Medal.