Boy X

Kidnapped to a remote tropical island, Ash faces a terrifying challenge: cross the deadly jungle and find a cure for his mother, who's been infected with a deadly disease. As he discovers his own unexpected powers, he begins to question everything he once knew—about his parents, his enemies and himself. From acclaimed writer Dan Smith – author of My Friend the Enemy, Nisha's War and Big Game, now a major motion picture starring Samuel L. Jackson – comes BOY X, a thrilling, no-holds-barred action survival series. Praise for Dan Smith: 'Action, adventure, wolves, snow ... this story has EVERYTHING. I devoured it so quickly I need to read it again.' EMMA CARROLL on She Wolf 'This book grabbed me from page one ... highly recommended' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY on My Friend the Enemy Kidnapped and drugged, Ash wakes up on a remote tropical island. His mum – a genetic scientist – has been imprisoned and infected with a deadly virus. Where is he, and what’s he doing there? He sets out to cross the jungle to find out and rescue his mother. Soon he realizes he’s quicker and sharper than before. But there’s something else ... why are theanimals watching him, and how can he use the jungle to his advantage? A real-life survival adventure set on a jungle island. The start of a new no-holds-barred action survival series: Bear Grylls meets The Maze Runner. From the award-winning author of acclaimed WW2 adventure novels My Friend the Enemy and My Brother’s Secret. Dan Smith’s most recent project, Big Game, is the novelisation of the hit movie starring Samuel L. Jackson – sold so far in 23 territories worldwide. A captivating World War II story with a high-stakes ending that explores the moral dilemma of helping the enemy. 'This is an intense, thought-provoking, and deeply satisfying read.' TEACH SECONDARY 'This book grabbed me from page one' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY Summer, 1941. For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by a faceless enemy, marching across places he's never seen. Until the night it comes to him. A German plane is shot down over the woods that his Dad looked after, before he went off to fight. Peter rushes to the crash site to find something exciting to keep. But what he finds instead is someone: a young and injured German airman. The enemy. Here. And in trouble. Suddenly, helping him seems like the right thing to do ... An exciting and thought-provoking World War II adventure for ages 9 and up Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo, Michelle Magorian and Phil Earle From the acclaimed author of Nisha's War and My Brother's Secret Ash blir kidnappet og dopet, og våkner opp på en øde, tropisk øy. Hans mor - en genforsker - har blitt fengslet og infisert med et dødelig virus. Hvor er han, og hva gjør han der? Han krysser jungelen i håp om å finne og redde sin mor. Snart innser han at han er raskere og skarpere enn før. Men det er noe annet også. Hvorfor holder dyrene øye med ham, og hvordan kan han bruke jungelen til sin fordel? Dette er en actionfylt fortelling som passer for større barn og ungdom. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS "Summer, 1941. For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by a faceless enemy, marching across places he's never seen. Unil the night it comes to him. A German plane is shot down over the woods that his Dad looked after, before he went off to fight. Peter rushes to the crash site to find something exciting to keep. But what he finds instead is some- one: a young and injured German airman. The enemy. Here. And in trouble. Suddenly, helping him seems like the right thing to do Kidnapped and drugged, Ash wakes up on a remote tropical island. His mum - a genetic scientist - has been imprisoned and infected with a deadly virus. Where is he, and what's he doing there? He sets out to cross the jungle to find out and rescue his mother. Soon he realises he's quicker and sharper than before. But there's something else ... why are the animals watching him, and how can he use the jungle to his advantage? Summer, 1941. For Peter in rural Britain, the war is a long way away, being fought by a faceless enemy. Until the night a German plane is shot down over woods that his missing dad looked after before he went off to fight. Peter rushes to the crash site to see if theres something he can keep, but what he finds instead is an injured young German airman. The enemy. Here. And helping him seems like the right thing to do... 13-year-old Oskari is sent into the cold wilderness on an ancient test of manhood. He must survive armed only with a bow and arrow. But instead, he stumbles upon an escape pod from a burning airliner: Air Force One. Terrorists have shot down the President of the United States. The boy hunter and the world's most powerful man are suddenly the hunted, in a race against a deadly enemy. when twelve-year-old Ash McCarthy wakes up after his father's funeral, he finds that he has been kidnapped to an island off the coast of Costa Rica, caught in the middle of a secret and deadly project named Kronos in which his mother is somehow involved, and he must find a way to save them both--and the only person he is sure he can trust is a Spanish girl his own age named Isabel. Tyskland 1941. 12 år gamle Karl ser frem til å bli med i Hitlerjugend, som alle de andre guttene på hans alder. Men når faren hans blir drept, viser Karls opprørske storebror han ting som gjør at han mister sin tro på Føreren. Hva betyr det å være en god tysker? Hva betyr den mystiske blomsten som er sydd på innsiden av brorens jakke? Og hvem er den egentlige fienden? In 1941 twelve-year-old Karl is proud to be a member of the Hitler Youth, but when his father is killed on the Eastern Front everything changes--his family moves to the country to live with his grandparents, he encounters a brutal Gestapo officer, and he begins to realize that his sixteen-year-old brother has joined a youth group who opposes the Nazis Twelve-year-old Karl is a good German boy. He wants his country to win the war - after all, his father has gone away to fight. But when tragedy strikes and his older brother Stefan gets into trouble, he begins to lose his faith in Hitler. Before long, he's caught up in a deadly rebellion. In 1941, having a German plane crash near your house is exciting, but when twelve-year-old Peter Dixon and his friend Kim find a wounded German airman, Peter is faced with a dilemma--should he help take care of the man as Kim wants to do, or report him to the soldiers searching for him? "1941. It's wartime and when a German plane crashes in flames near Peter's home, he rushes over hoping to find something exciting to keep. But what he finds instead is an injured young airman. He needs help, but can either of them trust the enemy?"--Page 4 of cover. Like all boys his age, Karl Friedmann is looking forward to joiningthe Hitler Youth. But when his father is killed and his olderbrother tells him things that leave his faith in the Fuhrer shaken,he follows him in a dangerous rebellion. 13-year-old Oskari stumbles upon an escape pod from shot-down Air Force One, protecting none other than the President of the United States. So begins an extraordinary survival race against a powerful and deadly enemy...