Wild Boy

Description: (WINNER OF BRILLIANT BOOK AWARD 2015 (UK) AND HEART OF HAWICK CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS 2014 (UK) AND HOUNSLOW TEEN READS 2014 (UK) AND LAMBETH PHOENIX BOOK AWARD 2014 (UK) AND LEEDS CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS 2014 (UK). SHORT-LISTED FOR BOOKTRUST BOOKBUZZ BOOK AWARD 2014 (UK) AND BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2014 (UK) AND CONCORDE BOOK AWARD 2016 (UK) AND SEFTON SUPER READS 2014 (UK) AND STAFFORDSHIRE YOUNG TEEN FICTION AWARD 2014 (UK).

This is a fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story for 9+ readers, set in the seamy, smoggy underworld of Victorian London. London, 1841. A boy covered in hair, raised as a monster, condemned to life in a travelling freak show. A boy with an extraordinary power of observation and detection. A boy accused of murder; on the run; hungry for the truth. Behold the savage spectacle of Wild Boy. Ladies and Gentlemen, take your seats. The show is about to begin! Dripping with atmosphere and gothic gore, Wild Boy will appeal to fans of Sherlock Holmes, gothic horror and all things murderous and mysterious. It is the first novel from a confident new voice in children's fiction. There is early interest in film rights for Wild Boy. The sequel title: WILD BOY AND THE BLACK TERROR, to follow.