{"product_id":"9780702333101","title":"The Boy in the Suit","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Fox, James \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 September 2024 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 26 | 272g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A really lovely book, so tender and truthful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jacqueline Wilson, bestselling author of The Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Tracy Beaker“Expect to have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyour heart broken and mended in one reading of this must-read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enovel.” - Belfast Telegraph“A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etender, moving story beautifully capturing life in all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eits light and shade” - Hannah Gold, author of Waterstones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren's Book Prize Winner The Last Bear“It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis a beautiful, heartfelt gem of a book, I loved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit.” - Tom Vaughan, author of Hercules“This\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estory is full to the brim with heart”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Helen Rutter, author of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh“Honest,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efunny and touching,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolo's story will stay with you long after the last page.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Lisa Williamson“A moving...and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethought-provoking story” - Cath Howe, author of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElla on the Outside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- just wants to be normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants a name that doesn't stand out. He wishes he had a proper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eschool uniform that fitted him. He dreams about a mum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho doesn't get the Big Bad Reds, like his mum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecaught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enext day it's splashed across the papers. Before Solo knows it, he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecomes a viral sensation, and life may never\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebe normal again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolo's uphill pursuit of security, community and connection will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebreak your heart and then mend it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePage-turning, moving, but ultimately life-affirming, this story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis perfect for fans of The Boy at the Back of the Class, The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoldfish Boy, Wonder and Jacqueline Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sensitive, empathetic, timely portrayal of a family struggling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring the cost of living crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41931865555079,"sku":"9780702333101","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780702333101.jpg?v=1726236360","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780702333101","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}