Spaceboy
Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history…
America. The 1960s.
Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure.
One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky… before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth’s dreams come true.
But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret?
Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system.
David Walliams was most recently Children’s #1 bestseller with The World’s Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)
”'An epic adventure that’s out of this world as a space-obsessed girl in 1960s America spots a flying saucer in trouble” - Waterstones Best Books of the Year 2022
PRAISE FOR DAVID WALLIAMS: -
”'Dahl finally has a worthy successor” - Telegraph
”'His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air” - Sun
”'Walliams understands something crucial about children and stories” - Metro
”'A great comic tale… Walliams is a natural wit” - Evening Standard
”'Well written, funny, touching” - Observer
”'A passionate celebration of individuality” - Telegraph
”'Charming, funny” - The Times
”'Has a lovely, Dahlian fluency to it” - Time Out