iBoy

Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy. But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it's having an extraordinary effect ...Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could ever imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge - and a choice. Seek revenge on the violent gangs that rule his estate and assaulted his friend Lucy, or keep quiet? Tom has control when everything else is out of control. But it's a dangerous price to pay. And the consequences are terrifying...

ISBN 0141326107   Pages 304 ISBN13 9780141326108 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 204 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Published in London Imprint Puffin Books   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 129 Publication date 01 Jul 2010   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 823.92   Academic level Teenage / young adult DEWEY edition DC22   Interest age From 14

[Kevin Brooks'] pacey plots, masterly style and philosophical ideas in novels such as Martyn Pig, Killing God and Black Rabbit Summer have made him a cult among teens. This, though, is the big one. Its power as literature draws on a reality that few adult novelists have the stomach to address. It should be read by everyone. -- Amanda Craig The Times 20100626 Children's Book of the Month: Gripping, streetwise and profound. -- Geraldine Brennan The Observer 20100711 iBoy is a hugely readable revenge fantasy...confoundedly gripping. -- Nick Tucker Independent on Sunday 20100711

Blackwell review:
Mr Brooks is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and while the premise of this book may seem ridiculous from the outset, it is without doubt my favourite read of 2010.

Alex - charing Cross Road



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