bees_circus 's review for:

The 1,000-year-old Boy by Ross Welford

4.0

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Every single one of Ross Welford's books are on my TBR, but this is the first one I have actually read. Alfie Monk has lived for 1,000 years and in this book we hear the story of his (incredibly long) life, entwined with what is happening in the present day. Horrifically, Alfie's home is destroyed in a fire, leaving him with nothing and no-one. He is forced to trust the only people he has spoken to in a long time, after learning not to get close to people because they get suspicious, to help him carry out a plan that he promised his mother before she died. We watch as Alfie goes to school and correct the history teachers, accidentally gets into an awful lot of trouble, and discover what true friendship is.