The 1,000-year-old Boy

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Told from two different perspectives, Alfie and Aidan's stories are woven together seamlessly and it's clear to see how the three main characters use their different strengths to cement their friendship and support each other.

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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.normally i get so bored with flashbacks (especially in books where the protagonist has either time travelled or lived through history) as they're hard to read and the writing style often differs from the rest of the book.

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History (the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, WW2, Charles Dickens), English (diary writing, newspaper article about the fire, creating a new period in history for Alfie to explore) Art and photography ( there’s some beautiful art to explore by Toni Luciano here. The plot is exciting, thrilling and adventurous as we follow the kids on their shared quest of making Alfie mortal again. The narration switches between Aiden and Alfie and I loved the way the author uses their different speaking styles to convey character.All people love a good read and no matter what if it speaks about things which may never happen in life like living for 1000 years and all but again who knows if someone is really living among us such a life which we don't know yet? I would highly recommend this book for teachers to read to a class and discuss it as they go through it. Ross has secured his hat-trick with a third thunderbolt of a book exploring a question many will have thought at one point or another. Getting youngsters to read is getting harder and good stories like this one deserve wide readership so go hard out with the ‘hook’. Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy – except he's 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England.

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With his new friends, Aidan and Roxy, he sets out on an epic, dangerous adventure to find a way to reverse the effect of the magical life-pearls, which have kept him 11 years old for 1000 years. The 1,000-Year-Old Boyby Ross Welford is an upper middle-grade fantasy with a historical undertone, spanning a millennia’s worth of English history. Meanwhile, Aidan’s family have moved house because of financial difficulties; Aidan isn’t happy about it, but then he meets Roxy who is suspicious about the strange boy and his mother in the woods. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.Alfie had lost his only home, his mom and his cat in the fire and also felt betrayed by his friends, but his only hope was the life pearls and he worked very hard - almost died, for it. In the book, Alfie wanted to find life pearls right after when his mother passed away, which I can say that it was the only hope for him- to start growing again. He goes on a epic adventure with his 2 new friends from the 21st century to try and restart the aging process. When Roxy and Aidan come crashing into their lives, and a fire destroys their home, Alfie knows the time has come to live a different life.