Ross Welford the 1000-year-old Boy (Paperback)

The 1000-year-old BoyRoss WelfordGenre: Children's ReferenceLabel: HarperCollins Children's BooksDescription: The astonishing beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER. 'A wonderful story' Kiran Millwood Hargrave There are stories about people who want to live forever. This is not one of those stories. This is a story about someone who wants to stop… Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy – except he’s 1000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. Obviously no one believes him. So 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… … which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die.