![]() There is cursing, blasphemy, violence, suicide and promiscuity all in the first 25 pages. The book begins with a potty joke made by the main character’s dog Manchee (Not only can you hear other people’s thoughts, but the thoughts of animals as well). I was asked to read this book by someone whose teenage sons were interested in reading it because they had heard a lot about it. When the Noise is suddenly interrupted by silence. Todd Hewitt can hear all the thoughts of the men that he lives with in Prentisstown. This unflinching novel about fear, flight and the terrifying path of self-discovery won both the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. ![]() ![]() Secrets that are going to force him to run… But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. Imagine you don’t fit in with their plans… Imagine you’re the only boy in a town of men. ![]()
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