The 1000 Year Old Boy

Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy – except he’s 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. Obviously no one believes him. 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. Which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die.‘Boasts all the ingredients of a great book: Brave kids, bold storytelling and a blistering plot. Full of humour and heart’ Abi Elphinstone, author of the Dreamsnatcher.‘The 1000-year-old Boy is a breathtakingly epic story that you won’t be able to put down. In Alfie, Ross Welford has created an unusual and fascinating boy who you are rooting for right from the first word.