New Releases by John Boyne

Adventure and peril abound in a classic tale of shipwreck and survival Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin find themselves the sole survivors of a shipwreck on a deserted coral island in the South Pacific. Although fate has led them to temporary safety, the three marooned boys are forced to carve out a life for themselves from what nature provides. They rapidly learn which fruit to eat, which animals to hunt, and which lagoons are best for bathing. Resourceful as they are, their desert island idyll is often disturbed and they face numerous terrifying threats—pirates, sharks, cannibalism, and local tribes among them. Amid all the chaos, the trio still face the riddle of how to engineer their rescue from their tropical exile. Following in Robinson Crusoe''s footsteps, and yet with added adventure, Ballantyne''s writing is a classic adored by previous generations of children and deserves to be discovered all over again by a modern audience.

Four years after Alfie Summerfield''s father left London to become a soldier in World War I he has not returned but Alfie, now nine, is shining shoes at King''s Cross Station when he happens to learn that his father is at a nearby hospital being treated for shell shock.

O prodigioso primeiro romance de John Boyne, autor dos best-sellers O menino do pijama listrado e O palácio de inverno, conta a história de um homem que há mais de dois séculos parou de envelhecer. John Boyne tornou-se um escritor célebre no mundo inteiro depois do estrondoso sucesso de seu romance O menino do pijama listrado, mas agora o leitor brasileiro tem o privilégio de conhecer O ladrão do tempo, livro que deu início à brilhante carreira do autor irlandês. O ano é 1758 e Matthieu Zela resolve abandonar Paris e fugir de barco para a Inglaterra, depois de ter testemunhado o assassinato brutal da mãe pelo padrasto. Apenas um garoto de quinze anos na época, ele leva consigo o meio-irmão caçula, Tomas, criança que se vê impelido a proteger. Começando com uma morte e sempre em busca de redenção, a vida de Zela é marcada por uma característica incomum: antes que o século XVIII acabe, ele irá descobrir que seu corpo parou de envelhecer. Sua aparência é de um homem de cinquenta anos, mas o tempo passa e seu físico continua imutável. Ele simplesmente não morre e não faz ideia de qual seja a razão para que isso ocorra. Ao final do século XX, ele resolve olhar para o passado e rememorar sua experiência de vida, incomparável à de qualquer outro ser humano. Da Revolução Francesa à Hollywood nos anos 1920, da época das Grandes Exposições à quebra da Bolsa de Nova York, Zela transitou por inúmeros lugares, exerceu diversas profissões e conheceu pessoas notáveis, além de ter se apaixonado por muitas mulheres. Mas, mesmo séculos depois, ele continua certo de que seu verdadeiro amor foi Dominique Sauvet, uma jovem que conheceu no barco que tomou com o irmão para escapar da França. O trio se uniu para começar a nova vida na Inglaterra e Matthieu se viu totalmente encantado por Dominique.

A Dickensian ghost story from the bestselling author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky “A wonderfully creepy novel…magnificently eerie.” —The Observer This House Is Haunted is a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children now in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There is no adult present to represent her mysterious employer, and the children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, another terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. From the moment Eliza rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence that lives within Gaudlin’s walls. Eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall’s long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past. Clever, captivating, and witty, This House Is Haunted is pure entertainment with a catch.

From the author of The Absolutist, a propulsive novel of the Russian Revolution and the fate of the Romanovs. Part love story, part historical epic, part tragedy, The House of Special Purpose illuminates an empire at the end of its reign. Eighty-year-old Georgy Jachmenev is haunted by his past—a past of death, suffering, and scandal that will stay with him until the end of his days. Living in England with his beloved wife, Zoya, Georgy prepares to make one final journey back to the Russia he once knew and loved, the Russia that both destroyed and defined him. As Georgy remembers days gone by, we are transported to St. Petersburg, to the Winter Palace of the czar, in the early twentieth century—a time of change, threat, and bloody revolution. As Georgy overturns the most painful stone of all, we uncover the story of the house of special purpose.

A tale of acceptance from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary eight-year-old boy in most ways, but he was born different in one important way: he floats. Unlike everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity. His parents, who have a fear of being noticed, want desperately for Barnaby to be normal, but he can''t help who he is. And when the unthinkable happens, Barnaby finds himself on a journey that takes him all over the world. Drifting from Brazil to New York, from Canada to Ireland, and even to space, the floating boy meets all sorts of different people--and discovers who he really is along the way. This whimsical novel will delight middle-graders, while readers of all ages will find themselves questioning what it means to be "normal."

El libro que conmovió a millones de lectores. Estimado lector, estimada lectora: Aunque el uso habitual de un texto como éste es describir las características de la obra, por una vez nos tomaremos la libertad de hacer una excepción a la norma establecida. No sólo porque el libro que tienes en tus manos es muy difícil de definir, sino porque estamos convencidos de que explicar su contenido estropearía la experiencia de la lectura. Creemos que es importante empezar esta novela sin saber de qué trata. No obstante, si decides embarcarte en la aventura, debes saber que acompañarás a Bruno, un niño de nueve años, cuando se muda con su familia a una casa junto a una cerca. Cercas como ésa existen en muchos sitios del mundo, sólo deseamos que no te encuentres nunca con una. Por último, cabe aclarar que este libro no es sólo para adultos; también lo pueden leer, y sería recomendable que lo hicieran, niños a partir de los trece años de edad. El editor La crítica ha dicho... «Una historia que tiene mucho de fábula... una pequeña maravilla de libro». The Guardian «Un libro que persiste en la memoria del lector. Sutil, de una exquisita sencillez y absolutamente conmovedor». The Irish Times «Un libro tan sencillo, tan aparentemente accesible, que es casi perfecto». The Irish Independent «Profundamente conmovedor». The Wall Street Journal «Un libro que no se olvida». The Australian «Extraordinario». The Irish Examiner

Una fábula sobre la infancia, el dolor y las decisiones que debemos tomar desde que somos niños. Una mañana muy temprano, mientras sus padres aún duermen, Noah Barleywater se escapa de casa. En ayunas y sin dinero, se adentra en el bosque y no se detiene hasta llegar a un pueblo donde se encuentra con la tienda de juguetes más especial que cabe imaginarse: no sólo las hermosas marionetas de madera que pueblan los estantes se comportan como si estuvieran vivas, sino que también hay animales, vehículos y todo tipo de objetos inesperados. Un amable anciano, que fabrica los juguetes, lo invita a comer e intenta averiguar el motivo de su huida, y ante el silencio del niño, le cuenta la historia de su vida. Noah, perplejo, escucha atentamente el relato, lleno de aventuras increíbles, de orgullo por las proezas logradas, pero sobre todo de remordimiento por las promesas no cumplidas. Las palabras del misterioso anciano llevarán al niño a tomar una decisión que cambiará su vida. Con la sensibilidad y la inteligencia narrativa que lo caracterizan, John Boyne hace un guiño al cuento de Pinocho para crear una fábula sobre la infancia y el dolor.

I Brocket sono persone normali. I Brocket amano essere persone normali. Fanno di tutto per non farsi notare e storcono il naso di fronte a stranezze o spettacoli insoliti. E così, quando il loro Barnaby viene al mondo, per i Brocket è una vera tragedia, perché il piccolo mostra subito di avere la testa tra le nuvole. Letteralmente: Barnaby non è soggetto alle leggi di gravità, e anziché rimanere tra le braccia di mamma e papà fluttua verso il soffitto. Un terribile giorno, esasperati da questo figlio decisamente fuori dal comune, decidono che il piccolo deve andare per la sua strada. Tradito, spaventato e solo, Barnaby fluttua via dalla sua famiglia e inizia così un magico viaggio intorno al mondo in cui incontrerà personaggi strampalati che lo ameranno così com''è e vivrà insolite avventure che gli faranno scoprire la gioia di essere diverso.

Noah è scappato. Via da casa, dai suoi genitori, da una domanda a cui non sa rispondere. Via verso il bosco per allontanare i cattivi pensieri, battere sentieri inesplorati e vivere un''avventura indimenticabile. Nel suo vagabondare, inciampa in luoghi misteriosi e strani figuri. E finisce in un negozio di giocattoli diverso da tutti quelli che ha conosciuto in vita sua, dove gli scaffali risuonano di magia e i giochi hanno un''anima. Lì, tra marionette che sembrano vive e scatole chiuse da anni, Noah incontra un anziano signore che sembra aspettare solo lui. Il giocattolaio ha una storia da raccontargli, una storia di grandi avventure, sorprese belle e brutte, promesse non mantenute. Noah non lo sa ancora, ma quella storia gli cambierà la vita.

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father''s tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. When his father proposes that together they should recreate Buffalo Bill''s stage show, "The Congress of Rough Riders of the World" for a contemporary audience, William refuses to have any part of it. When tragedy strikes, however, it is to his father that he must eventually return.

In 1943 verhuist een kleine Duitse jongen met zijn vader, een militair, naar een vreemde plek waar joodse mensen in gestreepte pyjama''s achter een hek leven. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Die Geschichte von »Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama« ist schwer zu beschreiben. Normalerweise geben wir an dieser Stelle ein paar Hinweise auf den Inhalt, aber bei diesem Buch - so glauben wir - ist es besser, wenn man vorher nicht weiß, worum es geht. Wer zu lesen beginnt, begibt sich auf eine Reise mit einem neunjährigen Jungen namens Bruno. (Und doch ist es kein Buch für Neunjährige.) Früher oder später kommt er mit Bruno an einen Zaun. Zäune wie dieser existieren auf der ganzen Welt.

An action-packed fictional telling of the events on the HMS Bounty. Fourteen-year-old John Jacob Turnstile has gotten into trouble with the police on one too many occasions and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him - a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail with an important mission. The boy who was expected to serve as the captain’s personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately. The deal is struck and Turnstile finds himself onboard, meeting the captain, just as the ship sets sail. The ship is the HMS Bounty, the captain is William Bligh, and their destination is Tahiti. Mutiny on the Bounty is the first novel to explore all the events relating to the Bounty’s voyage, from their long journey across the ocean to their adventures on the island of Tahiti and the subsequent forty-eight-day expedition towards Timor. A vivid recreation of the famous mutiny, the story is packed with humour, violence, and historical detail, presenting a very different portrait of Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian than has been shown before.

Trepidant, vital i commovedora, Motí al Bounty narra les aventures i desventures de John Jacob Turnstile, un jove orfe de catorze anys que sobreviu a base d''escurar les butxaques dels altres i buscar-se seriosos problemes amb la llei. Quan és a punt d''entrar a la presó, però, li arriba una proposta temptadora, i així serà com Turnstile, un encantador i desvergonyit antiheroi amb el cor d''or i la paraula àgil, s''embarcarà al Bounty cap a unes terres llunyanes i un futur incert.

When 12-year-old Danny learns that his mother has knocked down a little boy, his world is turned upside down. The Dare is a deeply moving story about how one moment can change a family forever.

“A narrative pace that never flags for an instant . . . if thrillers are to work they must be thrilling. And this is where Boyne scores highest of all.” ---The Irish Times

Alison returns home to her parent''s in Wexford with her movie star boyfriend. It is the first time she has been home in years. Her father does not approve of her boyfriend or her pregnancy & Alison''s mother is struggling to keep them from fighting.

Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called Out-With in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

Having witnessed the deaths of his mother and stepfather in 1758, Matthieu Zela realizes that he has stopped aging, a situation that hundreds of years later culminates in his frustration about his limited prospects for finding love.

Berlín 1942. La guerra no afecta gaire la vida de Bruno, un noi de nou anys que viu en un barri residencial. Però un bon dia arriba a casa i es troba totes les coses empaquetades: el seu pare, membre de l''elit militar, ha rebut un nou destí i es veu obligat a marxar i instal·lar-se amb tota la família en una àrea rural mig deserta i molt depriment. Bruno s''avorreix i passa els dies obsessionat amb una tanca que s''alça davant la finestra de la seva habitació. Fins que no coneix Schmuel, el noi del pijama de ratlles, que viu a l''altra banda del filferro espinós, Bruno ni tan sol no comprèn que ja no és a Alemanya sinó a Polònia. Tampoc no és conscient del que passa a la vida de Schmuel fins que és massa tard per escapar els horrors que es viuen a l''altre costat de la tanca. L''honestedat narrativa, la congruència dels personatges i la progressió magistral de la trama, doten aquesta novel·la d''una qualitat literària molt humana i d''una força narrativa captivadora.

July 1910: A gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard did not expect the house to be empty. Nor did he expect to find a body in the cellar. Buried under the flagstones are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr. Hawley Crippen. No one would have thought the quiet, unassuming Dr. Crippen capable of murder, yet the doctor and his mistress have disappeared from London, and now a full-scale hunt for them has begun. Across the Channel in Antwerp, the S.S. Montrose has just set off on its two-week voyage to North America. Slipping in among the first-class passengers is a Mr. John Robinson, accompanied by his teenage son, Edmund. The pair may be hoping for a quiet, private voyage, but in the close confines of a luxury ocean liner, anonymity is rare. And with others aboard looking for romance, or violence, or escape from their past in Europe, it will take more than just luck for the Robinsons to survive the voyage unnoticed. An accomplished, intricately plotted novel, John Boyne''s Crippen brilliantly reimagines the amazing escape attempt of one of history''s most notorious killers and marks the outstanding American debut of one of Ireland''s best young novelists.