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    Boy Underwater
    Boy Underwater
    Boy Underwater
    Audiobook4 hours

    Boy Underwater

    Written by Adam Baron

    Narrated by Rafe Spall

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    SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD

    A heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for everyone of 10 and older – this book will probably make you cry, and will definitely make you laugh.

    Cymbeline Igloo (yes, really!) has NEVER been swimming

    Not ever. Not once.

    But how hard can it be? He’s Googled front crawl and he’s found his dad’s old pair of trunks. He’s totally ready.

    What he’s not ready for is the accident at the pool – or how it leads his mum to a sudden breakdown.

    Now, with the help of friends old and new, Cymbeline must solve the mystery of why his mum never took him near water – and it will turn his whole life upside down…

    ‘A wonderful story, moving and funny’ – Ross Welford

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateAug 9, 2018
    ISBN9780008267032

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    • 5/5
      A sweet and touching story, funny and serious at the same time.
      I like how the author explores the themes of mental health, loss, grief and growth.
      The prediction I’d made when reviewing the front cover and blurb was blown out of the water (excuse the pun). A truly lovely story, glad I was introduced to it.