Carboard Cowboys
by Brian Conaghan
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Pub Date 15 Apr 2021 | Archive Date 15 Apr 2021
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Bloomsbury Children's Books
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Description
Multi-award-winning author Brian Conaghan's first book for 10+ readers is a future classic brimming with humour and heart
Even though I found him living in a house made of cardboard, Bruce is a massive legend. FACT. So this mine and Bruce’s story. You don’t have to believe it happened, but it did. All of it.
Nobody at school can see past Lenny’s size to the person within. So when lessons get too tough, Lenny always goes to his bench to think. At least there no one can see him. Then one day, midway through lobbing his empty can of Irn-Bru into the canal he’s stopped by Bruce. Bruce lives in a cardboard home hidden away by the banks, and he doesn’t approve of kids messing up his front lawn …
But a bumpy start soon gives way to an unexpected friendship – and an epic road trip – that will change both of them for life ...
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781526628602 |
| PRICE | £6.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Holly M, Bookseller
What a book!
So funny and clever in plot and character, beautifully distinctive in its Glaswegian dialect and preteen word use, unapologetic in its emotion, this is a fantastic MG read that explores family, friendship and forgiveness.
Lenny is instantly likeable and amusing (although he wouldn't think that of himself!) and Bruce is a brilliant, mysterious character. Reading this as an adult, I fully admit I had some reservations about the twelve-year-old hanging around with a grown man he'd never met before, but Brian Conaghan deals with that perfectly. The way the story unfolds is masterful and the climax had me in tears. I can't describe how much I enjoyed this book. A hard recommend for sure.
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