Alfie Monk looks like any other 11-year old boy, other than a slightly odd dress sense and teeth that are badly in need of a dentist. However, as the title suggests, he is actually 1,000-years old: frozen in time through the magic of precious life pearls. There is an old comedy sketch for radio by Mel Brooks called “The 2,000 Year Old Man,” which I had heard of but never listened to. Perhaps that was what triggered the thought?

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Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his...It all made the book the hardest one I have written; it is also, however – in my opinion – the best. I am very proud of the finished story, and I cannot wait to share it with readers.

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Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap... Alfie is 1000 years old. He has seen Viking invasions, watched Shakespeare’s plays and experienced the horror of the Second World War. When a tragic fire occurs, Alfie must find a new way of living. With his new friends, Aidan and Roxy, he sets out on an epic, dangerous adventure to find a way to reverse the effect of the magical life-pearls, which have kept him 11 years old for 1000 years. Ortega y Gasset, J., 1961. History As a System, and Other Essays Toward a Philosophy of History. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. I really liked this book it took me a long time to start liking the plot but by the end it was great.

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Another part I loved about was the character of Roxy. She is a wonderfully crafted character – a gutsy, smart, free-spirited and courageous girl who brings out the best of those around her. She is a staunch friend and has no negative bone in her body. While the book does revolve around Alfie, Roxy certainly steals the show in several scenes. Both Alfie and his mother have kept their gift a secret from the world. And to avoid suspicion, they cannot remain at one place for more than a few years. I give two royal thumbs up to The 1,000-year-old Boy. It will now go down as one of the best books I have read. Highly, highly recommended. I think the 10000 Year Old Boy is really good. It ends the final chapter making me want to read more, and it's more my type of book so I'm definitely gonna read the other books because of how good this story is. The ending is so well done and so beautiful, that I felt overwhelmed. As I read the last lines of the book, I felt a tear glide down my cheek. It is after a long time I have felt this way about a story and I must thank the author for coming up with such a brilliant story. So impressed am I with his work that I have gone ahead and bought his previous two books as well. Can’t wait to begin them as well.He and his mother have managed to live quietly for centuries, but when everything Alfie holds dear is destroyed in a fire, he is forced into the reality of the 21st century for the first time. Determined to bring an end to his endless existence, he sets out on a dangerous mission to find the last life pearl, before it is too late. So when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world comes crashing in, Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance, and a different way to live… For any story to connect to the reader, the protagonist has to connect to the reader. Alfie Monk is a fascinating character. He is not someone you would adore or sympathize with immediately as you might perhaps have done with August Pullman in Wonder. He is complex and you get to see so many layers in him as the story moves along. Eventually, you sympathize with him. Feel for him as he is struggles to cope with the modern world. And root for him to achieve his goal. Alfie monk is left alone all of a sudden, all his life or more appropriately all of his 1000 years of life he had his mother whom he called "mam", but when she dies in a fire accident what will happen to him? Will he remain a child forever? Will his secrets be found out by the public? Nope. He doesn't want to live for a thousand year. He just want to grow up. He regretted taking the magical life pearl that made him a mortal. But, it could be reversed!

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Some books leave you, with a warm fuzzy feeling and a smile on your face. This is one of those books. Overall, I truly enjoyed this book! It had adventure, high stakes, loss, gain, and the overall moral of the story was incredible. I was sad to see this book end, and now I really wish for a sequel lol. Thank you Ross Welford for such a fabulous book, you have lots of talent! Friends Cameron, Zion and Aliyah embark on a second epic adventure to Chidani, a hidden kingdom populated by duplicitous gods, chilling monsters and powerful magic. Well, not if you are Alfie Monk. He is a 1000-year-old boy. And all he wants is to grow old and die. It interested me because the boy (Alfie) has a life Pearl and turned it eternal ( well his actual age)was recently found out in the book, his age is 4320!)An incredible book for 10 years and above. From around 8 years children can develop a sudden fear of death. It’s probably due to the fact that, at this age, they begin to realize that life is tangible. I would highly recommend this book for teachers to read to a class and discuss it as they go through it. From the friendship perspective (9 year is the age of first friendship ‘break ups’), death, adventure, adjusting to changes in family circumstances etc this book has it all.. Now you'll have to bear with me a moment. The people who use the means Alve and his mother (and cat) to gain immortality are known as Neverdeads. Alve meets another Neverdead during the course of the story too. Therein lies the central plot to this book. That being that there is ONE liverperl or 'Life Pearl' left in the world. But three Neverdeads. The liverperl can be used once to stop aging and once to start it again. Aiden and his mother are the possessors of the last pearl and they hide with a plan that if one of them dies, the other will recover and use the last pearl to start the aging process again.