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See more books from this AuthorAt age eight, Noah Barleywater runs away from home. He is the seventh cleverest boy in his class and has read 14 books from cover to cover but does not consider these achievements sufficient, and
Jul 11 2011 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayThe story, part adventure, part fairy tale, part coming-of-age, is an unusual one, told largely by a mysterious old toymaker to a precocious little boy who has set out to “make his own way in the world” despite the efforts of “a great blanket of happy memories trying to break through and smother ...
May 12 2011 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayBut even if a reader does work out what lies behind both Noah Barleywater and the old man's running away, it's unlikely to spoil the enjoyment of this inventive tale.
Oct 23 2010 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayThough the magical elements in this carpe diem tale are loosely bound by a meandering thread, Boyne (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) touchingly conveys Noah's emotional development from a boy in denial of painful realities to a young man who accepts that which can't be changed.
Jul 11 2011 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayToymaker ran away from his father - and the choice he made beforehand - is .
Sep 19 2011 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayIn this book, there are two unspoken issues: the reason for Noah's leaving home, and the identity of the toymaker.
Sep 13 2010 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayHis latest, Noah Barleywater Runs Away, sees him return to children's fiction for the first time since his bestselling The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and already it has been nominated for an Irish Children's Book Award.
Nov 06 2010 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayHis fantastic account takes readers across the globe, through Europe, South America and North America as he explains that, just like Noah, he once had a father who loved him dearly, but his choice to run away came with consequences.
May 10 2011 | Read Full Review of Noah Barleywater Runs AwayNoah is running away from his problems the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest - or at least that's what he thinks.
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