Bubble
Orphaned eleven-year-old Joe lives in a hospital due to his immunodeficiency disorder, interacting only with his sister, an American boy with the same illness, and medical staff while dreaming of being a superhero.
| Main Author: | Foster, Stewart, 1963- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
2017.
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| Edition: | First US edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Orphaned eleven-year-old Joe lives in a hospital due to his immunodeficiency disorder, interacting only with his sister, an American boy with the same illness, and medical staff while dreaming of being a superhero. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published in Great Britain in 2016 as The Bubble Boy. |
| Physical Description: |
346 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781481487429 1481487426 9781481487436 1481487434 |
| Author Notes: |
His first adult book, We Used to be Kings , was published in 2014, to the accolades of being selected as The Observers' Author to Watch, and Amazons' Rising Star, in the same year. His first children's book, The Bubble Boy , was published in 2016, winning Sainsbury's Children's Book Award in 2016 (Age 9+) and many schools and libraries awards, as well as being nominated for The Carnegie Book Award. The book was published as BUBBLE, in USA and has been translated into eleven languages. Since then, Stewart has written four more children's books - All the Things That Could Go Wrong , Checkmates , The Perfect Parent Project and Can You Feel the Noise? |