Status
Available
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Publication
Chicken House (2018), Edition: 1, 352 pages
Description
Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret is revealed and Christopher's world is changed for ever...What follows is a remarkable adventure, as Christopher discovers who he really is, and what it means to be human.
User reviews
LibraryThing member mutantpudding
Is this steampunk?
Awards
Irish Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2019)
Redbridge Children's Book Award (Longlist — Children's Book — 2019)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
352 p.; 5.47 inches
ISBN
9781911077657