A Different Boy

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Author
Paul Jennings
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Genre
Children’s Fiction
Released
29 August, 2018
ISBN
9781760523503

A Different Boy

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Synopsis

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.'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.
Paul Jennings
About the author

Paul Jennings

Children’s book legend Paul Jennings has written over one hundred stories and won every Australian children's choice book award. Since the publication of Unreal! in 1985, readers around the world have loved his books. In 1995 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature and he was awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 2001.

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