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|title=The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

|sort=Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

|borrow=Yes

|isbn=9780857531469

|pages=288

|publisher=Doubleday Childrens

|date=August 2012

|summary=A very enjoyable fable and morality tale for youngsters of ten and up through to teens, which unfortunately loses some sense and subtlety in the last quarter.

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Whereas some children's authors make their young heroes and heroines out to be as regular human beings, [[:Category:John Boyne|John Boyne]] does things differently. After the [[The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne|boy]] whose dad had the strangest job in this world, came [[Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne|Noah Barleycorn]] and his unusual parentage, and now Barnaby Brocket. He shouldn't have turned out extraordinary in any way - both his parents are Mr and Mrs Average Australian, and his dad certainly keeps both feet on the ground - it's just Barnaby cannot. From the moment he was born, gravity has had the wrong effect on him, and he's spent his life bumping into the ceiling. Until one fateful day, when he is forced to both go and grow up, and finds out just what a rarity being normal is.

I must thank the publishers for my review copy.

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