A fast-paced, thought-provoking adventure story filledwith friendship, war and the journey to find who we really are,from the author of The Monsters of Rookhaven.SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS CHILDREN'S BOOKOF THE YEAR 2018NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE AWARD 2019'One of a kind. Utterly fantastic.' EOIN COLFER'A big-hearted debut about friendship, belonging and whatit means to be human.' THE BOOKSELLER'Every so often you read a book that is so wonderful you wishyou had written it - this book is one of those.'READING ZONEChristopher is ‘Proper’: a real boy with a real soul,orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of theeccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher’sbest friends.But after a devastating accident, a secret is revealed and Christopher’sworld is changed for ever ... What follows is aremarkable adventure, as Christopher discovers who he really is,and what it means to be human. A heartfelt tale of humanity, adventure and belonging,from the bestselling author of Pog and The Monstersof Rookhaven.Pinocchio meets The Wizard of Oz witha hint of Northern Lights as a boy and his mechanicalfriends discover the truth about his past.A thought-provoking and timely novel, with strong themesof friendship, war and what it really means to be human.
