Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat. He takes it for granted, but when his mum and dad go missing, the Cats are the only friends he can turn to. Setting out to find his parents, Charlie stows away on a circus ship. On board he meets six lions who need his help. They embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Most novels only need a few original ideas to be interesting--but Lion Boyhas enough to make it truly special. The astonishing literary creation of adult novelist Louisa Young and her teenage daughter, Isabel Adomakoh Young, writing together as "Zizou Corder", has taken the children's publishing world by storm. It's the first part of a trilogy, which encompasses an incredible journey from London to Paris, and onto Venice and then Africa, that many have hailed as a genuine rival to Harry Potter.
It's certainly as engaging and unputdownable as any tome by Ms Rowling. This is the story of Charlie Ashanti, who discovers he can speak the language of cats after he is scratched by a big cat on a trip to Africa as a baby. It's a gift he has had all his life, but he only discovers how essential it can be when his scientist parents suddenly go missing. They were on the brink of a historic medical discovery and the suspicion is that somebody has kidnapped them. Charlie uses his network of cat friends to track their journey overseas to Paris, and to get across the English Channel he inadvertently joins the crew of a travelling Circus Ship.
The ship is, of course, an incredible place to be and amongst the many new friends he makes are six big, beautiful and proud lions who need his help to escape. Tracked by agents of his parents' kidnapper, Charlie is never out of danger and his arrival in Paris is marked by much drama and excitement.
Lion Boy scores most highly on its sheer readability and entertainment value. It's a fun, breeze of a read that would liven up any dull day. (Age 9 and over) --John McLay
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A fantasy yarn that will be enjoyed by children all over the world…The novel sparkles with wisdom and wisecracks -- The Independent
A roaring good adventure -- Funday Times
It’s a lively, energetically written and engaging story that children will enjoy -- The Guardian
Lionboy deserves a roar of approval -- The Observer
One of the best books this year… packed with excitement and originality and written with a richness of detail -- Mail on Sunday
A roaring good adventure -- Funday Times
It’s a lively, energetically written and engaging story that children will enjoy -- The Guardian
Lionboy deserves a roar of approval -- The Observer
One of the best books this year… packed with excitement and originality and written with a richness of detail -- Mail on Sunday
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One Saturday afternoon in September Charlie's mum was up a ladder in the backyard, doing things to plants halfway up the wall. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I liked this book because it was so exciting and unpredictable and it was scary at some points. I learned a lot from it and I could not put the book down and I stayed up past ten o'clock reading it ( I am 8). I can not wait to read the other ones. I would recommend this book for all children who like adventures.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By R. Horton
Format:Hardcover
This book is imaginative and inspired, it has elements of reality and of a world we are in the process of creating. It plays on every child's fantasy of being able to communicate with animals - in this case, magnificent lions. Set in an inderminate future, Charlie the young hero finds resources of inner strength as he sets off across the ocean to find his parents who have been kidnapped. Charlie finds himself aboard a circus ship, filled with well-drawn characters and Corder writes evocative descriptions of the atmosphere. Less successfully drawn are the characters of the parents, I felt, but Charlie is an entirely believable and sympathetic character. Children will thrill to and share in his emotions during this adventure, and will enjoy the almost magic-realism of a world which is almost recognisable but altered slightly, as in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. I presume that this is also the first in a series, as the ending does not come to a conclusion - a good gimmick to get people to buy the next instalment, but well worth it to see if Zizou Corder can pull it off.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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My 9 yr old son could not put the book down, and neither could I, although
26 Jun 2010
By Tess
Format:Paperback
My 9 year old son could not put the book down and niether could I, although he had trouble getting into the book at the beginning. So I read the first five chapters to him and by then we were both hooked, he read the rest of it by himself. He has asked to read the sequel, which we will both do!
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My 8 year old son loved this. I read it with him on a night before bed but then he took it to school and read it in silent reading. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. A. Painter
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I didn't bother reading the whole book
A while ago, my friends and I were looking for a new book for our kindles and we found this. We read the blurb and thought we'd give it a try. Read more
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Great read.
I highly recommended this book. I couldn't put it down and am looking forward to reading the other two books.
Published 5 months ago by Saffy Mac
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Fantastic adventure - a boy and CATS!
This book is the first of a trilogy: the second book is "The Chase" and the third is "The Truth".
The books involve a boy who, as a baby, was scratched by a cheetah. Read more
The books involve a boy who, as a baby, was scratched by a cheetah. Read more
Published 9 months ago by S. M. Couper
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Great reading for a 9 years old
I purchased this book for my son and he liked it very much. Now he wants me to buy the second part of it, which I will do very soon.
Published on 20 Feb 2010 by Iri
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The best book i have read for a l o n g time!!!
I read this book when i was 9, and loved it!!! I have now (aged 13) re-read it many a time, along with 'The Chase' and 'The Truth' and think this is the work of a genius!!! Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2008 by B. Moriarty-Brown
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A rare treat
This book is very special. It's a fantastic story, chock-a-block with exciting elements and it is incredibly colourful. Read more
Published on 1 April 2008 by Marcopuffin
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ROAR!!!!!!!!!
OMG! I'm not usually into this syle of book as I prefer girlier ones (see: Cathy Hopkins, Jacqueline Wilson, etc.) but this is AMAZING! Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2007 by Molly
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Brilliant book - impossible to put down
I read this book on holiday this summer and found it impossible to put down, reading all 320 pages in a day!! Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2006 by Campbell
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Lionboy book review by bladedge
I would recommend lionboy to Children aged 10 to 14 because it is about a boy who can speak to cats, it tells of a wild adventure which the child Charlie Ashanti could die but he... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2006 by Bladedge
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