Turtle Boy

M. Evan Wolkenstein

Age: 9+

RRP  £7.99

Turtle Boy

Age 9+

RRP  £7.99

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This is a powerful story of hope and friendship, perfect for fans of Wonder and The Goldfish Boy. Exploring self-image, family and grief, this book will make you laugh and cry.

Meet Will Levine.
Here are three things Will loves: turtles, the nature reserve behind school, being left alone.
And one thing Will really hates: his nickname.

Kids at school call Will Turtle Boy because of his funny-looking chin. But when Will meets RJ, he learns not everyone is his enemy. RJ has a bucket list of adventures which extends way beyond his hospital room, and he needs help ticking them off.

Will may want to stay in his shell, but RJ is determined to push him right out of it. And for Will to take on what seems like an impossible mission, he's going to have to be brave in more ways than one.

'In an image-based world where appearance can feel as if it's everything, Turtle Boy is a gentle reminder that it absolutely is not' Onjali Q. Rauf, author of The Boy at the Back of the Class

Extent:
400 pages
Dimensions:
198 x 130mm
Paperback ISBN:
9781474981385
Book Band:
Lime
Lexile:
640L
Key Stage:
KS2, KS3
Publication Date:
August 2020
Work Reference:
05837
M. Evan Wolkenstein
M. Evan Wolkenstein is a Jewish educator, style writer and illustrator. His work has been published in Tablet Magazine and the Washington Post. Evan's debut novel, Turtle Boy, began as an autobiographical comic strip about his experiences growing up with a facial deformity. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and baby daughter.

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In an image-based world where appearance can feel as if it's everything, Turtle Boy is a gentle reminder that it absolutely is not.

Onjali Q. Rauf, author of The Boy at the Back of the Class

A big-hearted, hope-filled debut.

The Bookseller

A gripping and genuinely moving coming-of-age story...

Irish Times

A wonderful, funny, sad and profound story.

BookTrust

[A] marvellous coming-of-age story.

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Fun activities and discussion questions to complete and consider alongside heart-warming middle grade story Turtle Boy. Perfect for KS2.

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