Boyne, John <br/><br/>
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket / 
by John Boyne : illustrated by Oliver Jeffers  
 - London :  Corgi ;  2012. 
 - 277 pages :   illustrations ;  20 cm . 
<br/><br/>Z <br/> 
<br/><br/> Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:<br/>Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary 8-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 horror 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. From Brazil to New York, 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.<br/><br/>This whimsical novel will delight middle graders, and make readers of all ages question the meaning of normal.<br/><br/>. 
<br/><br/> 980 <br/>  Lexile <br/>  Z <br/>  Raz-Plus <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780552565769 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>adventure--fiction<br/>being different--fiction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.B69677 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.92