stay where you are and then leave by john boyne

16
FREE chapter sampler

Upload: randomhouse-childrenspublishers

Post on 27-Oct-2015

1.502 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

DESCRIPTION

From the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne, read an exclusive extract of his new book Stay Where You Are and Then Leave.

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

FREE

chapter

sampler

Page 2: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

www.randomhousechildrens.co.uk

Stay Where You Are:Stay_Where_You_Are 25/7/13 12:53 Page i

JOHN BOYNE was born in Ireland and is theauthor of eight novels for adults and four foryoung readers. His first novel for children, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, won two Irish BookAwards, was shortlisted for the British BookAward and was made into a film. His novels arepublished in over forty-five languages.

www.johnboyne.comwww.facebook.com/john.boyne1

@john_boyne

Stay Where You Are:Stay_Where_You_Are 1/8/13 16:10 Page vi

www.johnboyne.com /john.boyne1 @john_boyne

Page 3: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

www.randomhousechildrens.co.uk

Stay Where You Are:Stay_Where_You_Are 25/7/13 12:53 Page i

JOHN BOYNE was born in Ireland and is theauthor of eight novels for adults and four foryoung readers. His first novel for children, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, won two Irish BookAwards, was shortlisted for the British BookAward and was made into a film. His novels arepublished in over forty-five languages.

www.johnboyne.comwww.facebook.com/john.boyne1

@john_boyne

Stay Where You Are:Stay_Where_You_Are 1/8/13 16:10 Page vi

Text copyright © John Boyne, 2013 Cover artwork and chapter title lettering © Oliver Jeffers, 2013

Page 4: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

-^MZa�VQOP\��JMNWZM�PM�_MV\� \W� [TMMX��)TÅM�;]UUMZÅMTL� \ZQML� \W�remember how life had been before the war began. And with every passing day, it became harder and harder to keep the memories clear in his head.

<PM� ÅOP\QVO� PIL� [\IZ\ML� WV� � � 2]Ta� �!����7\PMZ[�UQOP\� VW\�PI^M�ZMUMUJMZML�\PI\�LI\M�[W�MI[QTa�J]\�)TÅM�_W]TL�VM^MZ�NWZOM\�Q\�� NWZ� \PI\� _I[� PQ[� JQZ\PLIa��0M� PIL� \]ZVML� Å^M� aMIZ[� WTL� \PI\�LIa� IVL� PQ[� XIZMV\[� \PZM_� PQU� I� XIZ\a� \W� KMTMJZI\M�� J]\� WVTa� I�PIVLN]T�WN �XMWXTM� [PW_ML�]X"�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL��_PW� [I\� QV�the corner, weeping into her handkerchief and saying, ‘We’re ÅVQ[PML��_M¼ZM�ITT�ÅVQ[PML�¼�W^MZ�IVL�W^MZ��]V\QT�)TÅM¼[�U]U�[IQL�\PI\�QN �[PM�KW]TLV¼\�OM\�I�PWTL�WN �PMZ[MTN �[PM�_W]TL�PI^M�\W�TMI^M#�7TL� *QTT� 0MUXMZ\WV�� \PM� )][\ZITQIV� NZWU� VM`\� LWWZ�� _PW� _I[�IJW]\�I�P]VLZML�aMIZ[�WTL�IVL�XTIaML�I�\ZQKS�_Q\P�PQ[�NIT[M�\MM\P��[TQLQVO�\PMU�QV�IVL�W]\�WN �PQ[�UW]\P�][QVO�VW\PQVO�J]\�PQ[�\WVO]M#�)TÅM¼[�JM[\�NZQMVL��3ITMVI�2IVnȔMS��_PW�TQ^ML�\PZMM�LWWZ[�LW_V�I\�V]UJMZ�[Q`��IVL�PMZ�NI\PMZ��_PW�ZIV�\PM�[_MM\�[PWX�WV�\PM�KWZVMZ�IVL�PIL� \PM� [PQVQM[\� [PWM[� QV�4WVLWV��)TÅM� QV^Q\ML�UW[\� WN � PQ[�NZQMVL[� NZWU�,IUTMa�:WIL��J]\� \PI\�UWZVQVO��WVM�Ja�WVM�� \PMQZ�UW\PMZ[�SVWKSML�WV� \PM�;]UUMZÅMTL[¼� NZWV\�LWWZ�IVL�[IQL� \PI\�TQ\\TM�;W�IVL�[W�_W]TLV¼\�JM�IJTM�\W�KWUM�

»1\¼[�VW\�I�LIa�NWZ�I�XIZ\a��Q[�Q\'¼�I[SML�5Z[�;Ua\PM�NZWU�V]UJMZ�VQVM��\PM�UW\PMZ�WN �0MVZa�;Ua\PM��_PW�[I\�QV�\PM�[MI\�QV�NZWV\�WN �)TÅM�QV�[KPWWT�IVL�UILM�I\�TMI[\�\MV�LQ[O][\QVO�[UMTT[�M^MZa�LIa��»1\¼[�JM[\�QN �aW]�R][\�KIVKMT�Q\��LMIZ�¼

»1¼U� VW\� KIVKMTTQVO� IVa\PQVO�¼� [IQL� )TÅM¼[� UW\PMZ�� 5IZOQM��\PZW_QVO� ]X� PMZ� PIVL[� QV� NZ][\ZI\QWV� IN\MZ� \PM� ÅN\P� XIZMV\� PIL�

Page 5: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

KWUM�\W�KITT��»1N �IVa\PQVO��_M�[PW]TL�JM�LWQVO�W]Z�JM[\�\W�PI^M�I�OWWL�\QUM�\WLIa��)VL�_PI\�IU�1�\W�LW�_Q\P�ITT�\PQ[�OZ]J�QN �VW�WVM�[PW_[�]X'¼

)TÅM� NWTTW_ML� PMZ� QV\W� \PM� SQ\KPMV� IVL� TWWSML� I\� \PM� \IJTM��_PMZM� KWZVML�JMMN � [IVL_QKPM[�� [\M_ML� \ZQXM�� XQKSTML� MOO[�� KWTL�\WVO]M�IVL�RMTTQML�MMT[�_MZM�ITT�TIQL�W]\�QV�I�VMI\�ZW_��KW^MZML�W^MZ�with tea towels to keep them fresh.

»1�KIV�MI\�Q\�¼�[IQL�)TÅM��_PW�TQSML�\W�JM�PMTXN]T�»0I�¼�[IQL�5IZOQM�� »1¼U�[]ZM�aW]�KIV��AW]¼ZM�I�JW\\WUTM[[�XQ\��

)TÅM�;]UUMZÅMTL�� 1�LWV¼\� SVW_�_PMZM�aW]�X]\� Q\� ITT��0WVM[\�� 1�don’t.’

?PMV� )TÅM¼[� LIL�� /MWZOQM�� KIUM� PWUM� NZWU� _WZS� I\� T]VKP�time that day, he had a worried expression on his face. He didn’t go W]\�\W�\PM�JIKS�aIZL�\W�_I[P�]X�TQSM�PM�][]ITTa�LQL��M^MV�\PW]OP�PM�smelled a bit like milk and a bit like a horse. Instead, he stood in the NZWV\�XIZTW]Z�ZMILQVO�I�VM_[XIXMZ�JMNWZM�NWTLQVO�Q\�QV�PITN��PQLQVO�Q\�]VLMZ�WVM�WN �\PM�[WNI�K][PQWV[�IVL�KWUQVO�QV\W�\PM�SQ\KPMV�

‘All right, Margie,’ he said, pecking his wife on the cheek.»)TT�ZQOP\��/MWZOQM�¼»)TT�ZQOP\��)TÅM�¼�PM�[IQL��\W][TQVO�\PM�JWa¼[�PIQZ�‘All right, Dad.’»0IXXa�JQZ\PLIa��[WV��?PI\�IOM�IZM�aW]�VW_�IVa_Ia��\_MV\a�

seven?’‘I’m Å^M�¼�[IQL�)TÅM��_PW�KW]TLV¼\�QUIOQVM�_PI\�Q\�_W]TL�JM�TQSM�

\W�JM�\_MV\a�[M^MV�J]\�NMT\�^MZa�OZW_V�]X�\W�\PQVS�\PI\�PM�_I[�Å^M�at last.

».Q^M��1�[MM�¼�[IQL�/MWZOQM��[KZI\KPQVO�PQ[�KPQV��»;MMU[�TQSM�aW]¼^M�JMMV�IZW]VL�PMZM�I�TW\�TWVOMZ�\PIV�\PI\�¼

»7]\�7]\�7]\¼� [PW]\ML�5IZOQM��_I^QVO�PMZ�PIVL[� \W�][PMZ�\PMU�JIKS�QV\W�\PM�NZWV\�XIZTW]Z��)TÅM¼[�U]U�IT_Ia[�[IQL�\PMZM�_I[�VW\PQVO�\PI\�IVVWaML�PMZ�UWZM�\PIV�PI^QVO�PMZ�\_W�UMV�]VLMZ�

Page 6: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

PMZ�NMM\�_PMV�[PM�_I[�\ZaQVO�\W�KWWS��)VL�[W�/MWZOQM�IVL�)TÅM�LQL�_PI\�\PMa�_MZM�\WTL��XTIaQVO�I�OIUM�WN �;VISM[�IVL�4ILLMZ[�I\�\PM�table by the window as they waited for the party to begin.

»,IL�¼�[IQL�)TÅM�»AM[��[WV'¼»0W_�_I[�5Z�)[Y]Q\P�\WLIa'¼»5]KP�JM\\MZ�¼‘Did the vet take a look at him?’‘He did, yes. Whatever was wrong with him seems to have

_WZSML�Q\[�_Ia�W]\�WN �PQ[�[a[\MU�¼5Z�)[Y]Q\P�_I[�/MWZOQM¼[�PWZ[M��7Z�ZI\PMZ��PM�_I[�\PM�LIQZa¼[�

PWZ[M#�\PM�WVM�_PW�X]TTML�/MWZOQM¼[�UQTS�ÆWI\�M^MZa�UWZVQVO�_PMV�PM�_I[�LMTQ^MZQVO�\PM�UQTS��)TÅM�PIL�VIUML�PQU�\PM�LIa�PM¼L�JMMV�I[[QOVML�\W�/MWZOQM�I�aMIZ�JMNWZM#�PM¼L�PMIZL�\PM�VIUM�[W�WN\MV�WV�\PM�_QZMTM[[�\PI\�Q\�[MMUML�Q\�KW]TL�WVTa�JMTWVO�\W�[WUMWVM�^MZa�QUXWZ\IV\�IVL�[W�LMKQLML�Q\�_I[�R][\�ZQOP\�NWZ�I�PWZ[M�

»,QL�aW]�OQ^M�PQU�I�XI\�NWZ�UM��,IL'¼»1�LQL��[WV�¼�[IQL�/MWZOQM�)TÅM�[UQTML��0M�TW^ML�5Z�)[Y]Q\P��0M�IJ[WT]\MTa�TW^ML�PQU�»,IL�¼�[IQL�)TÅM�I�UWUMV\�TI\MZ�»AM[��[WV'¼»+IV�1�KWUM�\W�_WZS�_Q\P�aW]�\WUWZZW_'¼/MWZOQM�[PWWS�PQ[�PMIL��»;WZZa��)TÅM��AW]¼ZM�[\QTT�\WW�aW]VO�NWZ�

\PM�UQTS�ÆWI\��1\¼[�UWZM�LIVOMZW][�\PIV�aW]�ZMITQbM�¼»*]\�aW]�[IQL�\PI\�1�KW]TL�_PMV�1�_I[�WTLMZ�¼»)VL�_PMV�aW]¼ZM�WTLMZ��aW]�KIV�¼»*]\�1¼U�WTLMZ�VW_�¼�[IQL�)TÅM��»1�KW]TL�PMTX�ITT�W]Z�VMQOPJW]Z[�

_PMV�\PMa�KWUM�\W�ÅTT�\PMQZ�UQTS�R]O[�I\�\PM�ÆWI\�¼»1\¼[�UWZM�\PIV�Ua�RWJ¼[�_WZ\P��)TÅM�¼»?MTT��1�KW]TL�SMMX�5Z�)[Y]Q\P�KWUXIVa�_PQTM�aW]�ÅTTML�\PMU�

aW]Z[MTN�¼

Page 7: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

»;WZZa��[WV�¼�[IQL�/MWZOQM��»*]\�aW]¼ZM�[\QTT�VW\�WTL�MVW]OP�¼)TÅM�[QOPML��<PMZM�_I[�VW\PQVO�QV�\PM�_WZTL�PM�_IV\ML�UWZM�

\PIV�\W�ZQLM�\PM�UQTS�ÆWI\�_Q\P�PQ[�LIL�IVL�PMTX�LMTQ^MZ�\PM�UQTS�M^MZa�UWZVQVO�� NMMLQVO� T]UX[� WN � []OIZ� \W�5Z�)[Y]Q\P� JM\_MMV�[\ZMM\[��M^MV�\PW]OP�Q\�UMIV\�OM\\QVO�]X�QV�\PM�UQLLTM�WN �\PM�VQOP\��<PM� QLMI� WN � JMQVO� W]\� QV� \PM� [\ZMM\[� IVL� [MMQVO� \PM� KQ\a� _PMV�everyone else was still in bed sent a shiver down his spine. And JMQVO�PQ[�LIL¼[�ZQOP\�PIVL�UIV'�?PI\�KW]TL�JM�JM\\MZ'�0M¼L�I[SML�_PM\PMZ�PM�KW]TL�LW�Q\�I\� TMI[\�I�\PW][IVL�\QUM[��J]\�M^MZa�\QUM�PM�I[SML��\PM�IV[_MZ�_I[�IT_Ia[�\PM�[IUM"�6W\�aM\��)TÅM��aW]¼ZM�[\QTT�\WW�aW]VO.

»,W�aW]�ZMUMUJMZ�_PMV�aW]�_MZM�Å^M'¼�I[SML�)TÅM�‘I do, son. That was the year my old man died. That was a

ZW]OP�aMIZ�¼‘How did he die?’‘Down the mines.’)TÅM� \PW]OP\� IJW]\� Q\�� 0M� WVTa� SVM_� WVM� XMZ[WV� _PW� PIL�

LQML��3ITMVI¼[�UW\PMZ��5Z[�2IVnȔMS��_PW�PIL�XI[[ML�I_Ia�NZWU�\]JMZK]TW[Q[��)TÅM�KW]TL�[XMTT�\PI\�_WZL��<�]�J�M�Z�K�]�T�W�[�Q�[.

‘What happened then?’ he asked.‘When?’»?PMV�aW]Z�LIL�LQML�¼/MWZOQM� \PW]OP\� IJW]\� Q\� NWZ� I� UWUMV\� IVL� [PZ]OOML� PQ[�

[PW]TLMZ[��»?MTT��_M�UW^ML�\W�4WVLWV��LQLV¼\�_M'¼�PM�[IQL��»AW]Z�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL�[IQL�\PMZM�_I[�VW\PQVO�QV�6M_KI[\TM�NWZ�][�IVa�UWZM��;PM�[IQL�QN �_M�KIUM�PMZM�_M�KW]TL�UISM�I�NZM[P�[\IZ\��;PM�[IQL�1�_I[�\PM�UIV�WN �\PM�PW][M�VW_�¼�0M�\PZM_�I�Å^M�IVL�I�[Q`��TIVLML�WV�JT]M����IVL�[TQL�LW_V�I�[VISM�ITT�\PM�_Ia�\W�_PQ\M��!��»2][\�Ua�T]KS�¼�PM�[IQL�

»AW]¼TT�JM�IJTM�\W�[\Ia�]X�TI\M�\WVQOP\��_WV¼\�aW]'¼�)TÅM�I[SML��and his dad nodded.

Page 8: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

»2][\�NWZ�aW]��1�_QTT�¼�PM�[IQL��»;QVKM�Q\¼[�aW]Z�JQZ\PLIa��1¼TT�[\Ia�]X�\QTT�VQVM��0W_�LWM[�\PI\�[W]VL'¼

)TÅM� [UQTML#�/MWZOQM�VM^MZ�_MV\� \W�JML�IVa� TI\MZ� \PIV� [M^MV�W¼KTWKS�I\�VQOP\�JMKI][M�WN �PQ[�MIZTa�[\IZ\[��»1¼U�VW�OWWL�_Q\PW]\�Ua�JMI]\a�[TMMX�¼�PM�IT_Ia[�[IQL��_PQKP�UILM�5IZOQM�TI]OP��IVL�\PMV�PM�_W]TL� \]ZV� \W�)TÅM�IVL� [Ia�� »AW]Z�U]U�WVTa�IOZMML� \W�UIZZa�UM�WV�IKKW]V\�WN �Ua�OWWL�TWWS[��*]\�QN �1�LWV¼\�OM\�I�LMKMV\�VQOP\¼[� [TMMX� 1� OM\� LIZS� JIO[� ]VLMZ�Ua� MaM[� IVL�Ua� NIKM� OZW_[�_PQ\M�I[�I�OPW[\�IVL�[PM¼TT�Z]V�WNN �_Q\P�\PM�XW[\UIV�¼

»1�ZIV�WNN �_Q\P�I�UQTSUIV��IVL�U]KP�OWWL�Q\�LQL�UM�¼�5IZOQM�IT_Ia[� [IQL� QV�ZMXTa��J]\� [PM�LQLV¼\�UMIV� Q\��JMKI][M� \PMV� \PMa¼L�TWWS�I\�MIKP�W\PMZ�IVL�[UQTM��IVL�[WUM\QUM[�[PM�_W]TL�aI_V�IVL�[Ia�\PI\�[PM�NIVKQML�IV�MIZTa�VQOP\�\WW��IVL�]X�\PMa¼L�OW�\W�JML��_PQKP�UMIV\�)TÅM�PIL�\W�OW�\W�JML�\WW�IVL�\PQ[�XZW^ML�WVM�\PQVO�\W�PQU"�\PI\�aI_VQVO�_I[�KWV\IOQW][�

,M[XQ\M�\PM�LQ[IXXWQV\QVO�\]ZV�W]\�NWZ�PQ[�JQZ\PLIa�XIZ\a��)TÅM�\ZQML�VW\�\W�UQVL�\WW�U]KP��0M�SVM_�\PI\�[WUM\PQVO�_I[�OWQVO�WV�W]\�\PMZM�QV�\PM�ZMIT�_WZTL��[WUM\PQVO�\PI\�ITT�\PM�IL]T\[�_MZM�\ITSQVO�IJW]\��J]\�Q\�[MMUML�JWZQVO�IVL�PM�_I[V¼\�ZMITTa�QV\MZM[\ML�IVa_Ia�� <PMZM¼L� JMMV� \ITS� IJW]\� Q\� NWZ� UWV\P[#� \PM� OZW_V�]X[�_MZM�NWZM^MZ�[IaQVO�\PI\�[WUM\PQVO�JQO�_I[�R][\�ZW]VL�\PM�KWZVMZ��[WUM\PQVO�\PI\�_I[�OWQVO�\W�INNMK\�\PMU�ITT��;WUM\QUM[�/MWZOQM�_W]TL�\MTT�5IZOQM�\PI\�Q\�_I[�OWQVO�\W�[\IZ\�IVa�LIa�VW_�IVL�\PMa¼L�PI^M�\W�JM�ZMILa�NWZ�Q\��IVL�[WUM\QUM[��_PMV�[PM�OW\�]X[M\��PM�[IQL�\PI\�[PM�PIL�VW\PQVO�\W�_WZZa�IJW]\��\PI\�M^MZa\PQVO�_W]TL�\]ZV�W]\�\QKSM\a�JWW�QV�\PM�MVL��IVL�\PI\�-]ZWXM�_I[�NIZ�\WW�KQ^QTQbML�\W�[\IZ\�I�[KZIX�\PI\�VW�WVM�KW]TL�XW[[QJTa�PWXM�\W�_QV�

?PMV� \PM� XIZ\a� [\IZ\ML�� M^MZaWVM� \ZQML� \W� JM� KPMMZN]T� IVL�XZM\MVL�\PI\�Q\�_I[�I�LIa�R][\�TQSM�IVa�W\PMZ��<PMa�XTIaML�0W\�8W\I\W��where everyone sat in a circle and passed a hot potato to the next XMZ[WV�IVL�\PM�ÅZ[\�\W�LZWX�Q\�_I[�W]\�� �3ITMVI�_WV�\PI\�OIUM���

Page 9: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

7TL�*QTT�0MUXMZ\WV� [M\� ]X� I� OIUM�WN �8MVVa�8Q\KP� QV� \PM� NZWV\�XIZTW]Z��IVL�)TÅM�KIUM�I_Ia� \PZMM� NIZ\PQVO[� \PM�ZQKPMZ��/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL�PIVLML�M^MZaWVM�I�KTW\PM[�XMO�IVL�XTIKML�IV�MUX\a�UQTS�JW\\TM�WV�\PM�ÆWWZ��?PWM^MZ�KW]TL�LZWX�\PM�XMO�QV\W�\PM�JW\\TM�NZWU� \PM� PQOPM[\�_I[� \PM�_QVVMZ�� �5IZOQM�_I[� \_QKM� I[� OWWL� I[�M^MZaWVM�MT[M�I\� \PQ[���*]\� [WWV�\PM�IL]T\[� [\WXXML�\ITSQVO� \W� \PM�KPQTLZMV�IVL�P]LLTML�\WOM\PMZ�QV�KWZVMZ[�_Q\P�OT]U�M`XZM[[QWV[�WV�\PMQZ�NIKM[�_PQTM�)TÅM�IVL�3ITMVI�TQ[\MVML�QV�\W�\PMQZ�KWV^MZ[I\QWV[�IVL�\ZQML�\W�]VLMZ[\IVL�_PI\�\PMa�_MZM�\ITSQVO�IJW]\�

»AW]¼ZM�JM\\MZ�WNN �[QOVQVO�]X�VW_�JMNWZM�\PMa�KITT�aW]�¼�7TL�*QTT�0MUXMZ\WV�[IQL��»1\¼TT�OW�MI[QMZ�WV�aW]�QV�\PM�MVL��aW]�UIZS�Ua�words.’

»*M�Y]QM\��aW]�¼�[VIXXML�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL��_PW�TQ^ML�QV�\PM�PW][M�WXXW[Q\M�7TL�*QTT�I\�V]UJMZ�MTM^MV�IVL�PIL�VM^MZ�OW\�ITWVO�_Q\P�PQU�JMKI][M�PM�XTIaML�PQ[�OZIUWXPWVM�M^MZa�UWZVQVO�_Q\P�\PM�_QVLW_[� WXMV�� ;PM�_I[� I� [PWZ\�� ZW]VL�_WUIV�_PW� IT_Ia[�_WZM�I�PIQZVM\� IVL�SMX\�PMZ� [TMM^M[� ZWTTML�]X�I[� QN � [PM�_I[� R][\�IJW]\�\W�OW�\W�_WZS��»/MWZOQM¼[�VW\�[QOVQVO�]X�NWZ�IVa\PQVO�¼

»5QOP\�VW\�PI^M�I�KPWQKM��5]U�¼�[IQL�/MWZOQM��[PISQVO�PQ[�PMIL�»;P][P�·�VW\�QV�NZWV\�WN �)TÅM�¼�[IQL�5IZOQM��\]OOQVO�PQU�WV�PQ[�

arm.»1¼U� R][\� [IaQVO� \PI\� \PQ[� \PQVO�KW]TL�Z]V�IVL�Z]V� NWZ�aMIZ[�� 1�

UQOP\�PI^M�I�JM\\MZ�KPIVKM�QN �1�^WT]V\MMZ�¼»6W��Q\¼TT�ITT�JM�W^MZ�Ja�+PZQ[\UI[�¼�[IQL�5Z�2IVnȔMS��_PW[M�JTIKS�

leather shoes were so shiny that almost everyone had remarked ]XWV�\PMU��»<PI\¼[�_PI\�M^MZaWVM�Q[�[IaQVO�¼

»;P][P�·�VW\�QV�NZWV\�WN �)TÅM�¼�[IQL�5IZOQM�IOIQV��ZIQ[QVO�PMZ�voice now.

»?M¼ZM�ÅVQ[PML��_M¼ZM�ITT�ÅVQ[PML¼�KZQML�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL��\ISQVO�PMZ�MVWZUW][�PIVLSMZKPQMN �NZWU�PMZ�XWKSM\�IVL�JTW_QVO�PMZ� VW[M� [W� TW]LTa� QV\W� Q\� \PI\� )TÅM� J]Z[\� W]\� TI]OPQVO��5IZOQM�

Page 10: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

LQLV¼\�ÅVL�Q\�[W�N]VVa�\PW]OP#�[PM�[\IZ\ML�\W�KZa�IVL�ZIV�W]\�WN �\PM�ZWWU��IVL�/MWZOQM�ZIV�IN\MZ�PMZ�

5WZM� \PIV� NW]Z� aMIZ[� PIL� XI[[ML� [QVKM� \PI\� LIa�� J]\� )TÅM� [\QTT�\PW]OP\� IJW]\� Q\� ITT� \PM� \QUM�� 0M� _I[� VQVM� aMIZ[� WTL� VW_� IVL�PILV¼\�PIL�IVa�JQZ\PLIa�XIZ\QM[�QV�\PM�aMIZ[�QV�JM\_MMV��*]\�_PMV�PM�_I[�OWQVO�\W�[TMMX�I\�VQOP\��PM�LQL�PQ[�JM[\�\W�X]\�\WOM\PMZ�ITT�\PM�\PQVO[�PM�KW]TL�ZMUMUJMZ�IJW]\�PQ[�NIUQTa�JMNWZM�\PMa¼L�KPIVOML��JMKI][M� QN � PM� ZMUMUJMZML� \PMU� \PM�_Ia� \PMa� ][ML� \W� JM�� \PMV�\PMZM�_I[�IT_Ia[�\PM�KPIVKM�\PI\�WVM�LIa�\PMa�KW]TL�JM�\PI\�_Ia�again.

/MWZOQM�IVL�5IZOQM�PIL�JMMV�^MZa�WTL�_PMV�\PMa�OW\�UIZZQML�·�PM�SVM_�\PI\�U]KP��0Q[�LIL�PIL�JMMV�ITUW[\�\_MV\a�WVM�IVL�PQ[�U]U�_I[�WVTa�I�aMIZ�aW]VOMZ��)TÅM�NW]VL�Q\�PIZL�\W�QUIOQVM�_PI\�Q\�_W]TL�JM�TQSM�\W�JM�\_MV\a�WVM�aMIZ[�WTL��0M�\PW]OP\�\PI\�Q\�_W]TL�JM�LQNÅK]T\�\W�PMIZ�\PQVO[�IVL�\PI\�aW]Z�[QOP\�_W]TL�JM�I�TQ\\TM�N]bba��0M�\PW]OP\�aW]�_W]TLV¼\�JM�IJTM�\W�OM\�]X�W]\�WN �\PM�JZWSMV�IZUKPIQZ� QV� NZWV\�WN � \PM�ÅZMXTIKM�_Q\PW]\� OZWIVQVO�IVL�saying, ?MTT��\PI\¼[�UM�\]ZVQVO�QV�NWZ�\PM�VQOP\��\PMV��0M�O]M[[ML�\PI\�\PM�UW[\�QUXWZ\IV\�\PQVO[�QV�\PM�_WZTL�\W�aW]�_W]TL�JM�I�VQKM�K]X�WN �\MI��I�KWUNWZ\IJTM�XIQZ�WN �[TQXXMZ[�IVL�I�KW[a�KIZLQOIV��;WUM\QUM[��_PMV� PM� \PW]OP\� IJW]\� Q\�� PM� SVM_� \PI\� WVM� LIa� PM� _W]TL� JM�\_MV\a�WVM�aMIZ[�WTL�\WW��J]\�Q\�[MMUML�[W�NIZ�QV�\PM�N]\]ZM�\PI\�Q\�was hard to imagine. He’d taken a piece of paper and pen once IVL�_ZQ\\MV�\PM�V]UJMZ[�LW_V��IVL�ZMITQbML�\PI\�Q\�_W]TL�JM��!���JMNWZM�PM�_I[�\PI\�IOM���!���<PI\�_I[�KMV\]ZQM[�I_Ia��)TT�ZQOP\��UIaJM�VW\�KMV\]ZQM[��J]\�\PI\¼[�\PM�_Ia�)TÅM�\PW]OP\�IJW]\�Q\�

)TÅM¼[�ÅN\P�JQZ\PLIa�XIZ\a�_I[�JW\P�I�PIXXa�IVL�I�[IL�UMUWZa��1\� _I[� PIXXa� JMKI][M� PM¼L� ZMKMQ^ML� [WUM� OWWL� XZM[MV\["� I� [M\�WN � MQOP\MMV� LQNNMZMV\�KWTW]ZML� KZIaWV[� IVL� I� [SM\KPJWWS� NZWU�PQ[�XIZMV\[#� I� [MKWVL�PIVL�KWXa�WN �<PM�4QNM� IVL�;\ZIVOM� ;]ZXZQ[QVO�

Page 11: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

)L^MV\]ZM[� WN � :WJQV[WV� +Z][WM� NZWU�5Z� 2IVnȔMS�� _PW� [IQL� \PI\� Q\�_W]TL�XZWJIJTa�JM�\WW�LQNÅK]T\�NWZ�PQU�VW_�J]\�\PI\�PM¼L�JM�IJTM�\W�ZMIL�Q\�WVM�LIa#�I�JIO�WN �[PMZJM\�TMUWV[�NZWU�3ITMVI��)VL�PM�LQLV¼\�UQVL�\PI\�[WUM�WN �\PM�XZM[MV\[�_MZM�JWZQVO"�I�XIQZ�WN �[WKS[�NZWU�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL�IVL�I�UIX�WN �)][\ZITQI�NZWU�7TL�*QTT�Hemperton, who said that someday he might want to go down ]VLMZ��IVL�QN �\PI\�LIa�M^MZ�KIUM��\PMV�\PQ[�UIX�_I[�[]ZM�\W�KWUM�in handy.

»;MM�\PMZM'¼�[IQL�7TL�*QTT��XWQV\QVO�I\�I�[XW\�VMIZ�\PM�\WX�WN �\PM�UIX��_PMZM� \PM�OZMMV�WN � \PM�MLOM[� \]ZVML�JZW_V� QV� \PM�KMV\ZM��‘That’s where I’m from. A town called Mareeba. Finest little town QV�ITT�WN �)][\ZITQI��)V\�PQTT[�\PM�[QbM�WN �PW][M[��1N �aW]�M^MZ�OW�\PMZM��)TÅM��aW]�\MTT�\PMU�7TL�*QTT�0MUXMZ\WV�[MV\�aW]�IVL�\PMa¼TT�\ZMI\�aW]�TQSM�WVM�WN �\PMQZ�W_V��1¼U�I�PMZW�JIKS�\PMZM�WV�IKKW]V\�WN �Ua�connections.’

»?PI\� KWVVMK\QWV['¼� PM� I[SML�� J]\�7TL�*QTT� WVTa�_QVSML� IVL�shook his head.

)TÅM� LQLV¼\� SVW_�_PI\� \W�UISM� WN � \PQ[�� J]\� QV� \PM� LIa[� \PI\�followed he pinned the map to his bedroom wall anyway, he wore \PM�[WKS[�\PI\�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL�PIL�OQ^MV�PQU��PM�][ML�UW[\�WN �\PM�KWTW]ZQVO�XMVKQT[�IVL�ITT�WN �\PM�[SM\KPJWWS��PM�\ZQML�\W�ZMIL�:WJQV[WV�+Z][WM�J]\�[\Z]OOTML�_Q\P�Q\��IT\PW]OP�PM�X]\�Q\�WV�PQ[�[PMTN �\W� KWUM�JIKS� \W�_PMV�PM�_I[�WTLMZ�� IVL�PM� [PIZML� \PM� [PMZJM\�TMUWV[�_Q\P�3ITMVI�

These were the good memories.<PM� [IL� WVM[� M`Q[\ML� JMKI][M� \PI\�_I[�_PMV� M^MZa\PQVO� PIL�

KPIVOML��)TT� \PM�UMV� NZWU�,IUTMa�:WIL�PIL�OI\PMZML�W]\[QLM�WV� \PM� [\ZMM\� I[� \PM� []V�_MV\� LW_V�� \PMQZ� [PQZ\[TMM^M[� ZWTTML� ]X��\]OOQVO� I\� \PMQZ� JZIKM[� I[� \PMa� [XWSM� IJW]\� \PQVO[� \PMa� KITTML�»L]\a¼� IVL� »ZM[XWV[QJQTQ\a¼�� \ISQVO� TQ\\TM� X]NN[� WN � \PMQZ� KQOIZM\\M[�JMNWZM�XQVKPQVO� \PM� \QX[�KTW[ML�IOIQV�IVL�X]\\QVO� \PM�J]\\[�JIKS�

Page 12: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

QV� \PMQZ�_IQ[\KWI\� XWKSM\[� NWZ� TI\MZ� WV��/MWZOQM� PIL� OW\� QV\W� IV�IZO]UMV\�_Q\P�PQ[�WTLM[\�IVL�KTW[M[\�NZQMVL��2WM�8I\QMVKM��_PW�TQ^ML�I\�V]UJMZ�[Q`\MMV��IJW]\�_PI\�\PMa�KITTML�\PM�ZQOP\[�IVL�_ZWVO[�WN �Q\�ITT��2WM�IVL�/MWZOQM�PIL�JMMV�NZQMVL[�[QVKM�/MWZOQM�IVL�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL�UW^ML�\W�,IUTMa�:WIL�·�/ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL�[IQL�\PI\�2WM�PIL�XZIK\QKITTa�OZW_V�]X�QV�PMZ�SQ\KPMV�·�IVL�PIL�VM^MZ�M`KPIVOML�I�KZW[[�_WZL�]V\QT�\PI\�IN\MZVWWV��1\�_I[�\PM�LIa�_PMV�+PIZTQM�;TQX\WV�� \PM�XIXMZ�JWa� NZWU�V]UJMZ� \_MV\a�WVM��_PW¼L�WVKM�\PZW_V�I�[\WVM�I\�)TÅM¼[�PMIL�NWZ�VW�ZMI[WV�_PI\[WM^MZ��PIL�KWUM�]X�IVL�LW_V�\PM�[\ZMM\�[Q`�\QUM[�_Q\P�TI\MZ�IVL�TI\MZ�MLQ\QWV[�WN � \PM� VM_[XIXMZ�� IVL� UIVIOML� \W� [MTT� \PMU� ITT� _Q\PW]\� M^MV�\ZaQVO��)VL�Q\�_I[�\PM�LIa�\PI\�PIL�MVLML�_Q\P�)TÅM¼[�U]U�[Q\\QVO�QV�\PM�JZWSMV�IZUKPIQZ�QV�NZWV\�WN �\PM�ÅZMXTIKM��[WJJQVO�I[�QN �\PM�MVL�WN �\PM�_WZTL�_I[�]XWV�\PMU�

»+WUM� WV�� 5IZOQM�¼� /MWZOQM� [IQL�� [\IVLQVO� JMPQVL� PMZ�IVL� Z]JJQVO� PMZ� VMKS�� »<PMZM¼[� VW\PQVO� \W� KZa� IJW]\�� Q[� \PMZM'�:MUMUJMZ�_PI\�M^MZaWVM�[IQL�·�Q\¼TT�ITT�JM�W^MZ�Ja�+PZQ[\UI[��1¼TT�JM�JIKS�PMZM�QV�\QUM�\W�PMTX�[\]NN �\PM�OWW[M�¼

»)VL�aW]�JMTQM^M�\PI\��LW�aW]'¼�5IZOQM�[IQL��TWWSQVO�]X�I\�PQU��PMZ�MaM[�ZML�ZQUUML�_Q\P�\MIZ[��»AW]�JMTQM^M�_PI\�\PMa�\MTT�aW]'¼

»?PI\�MT[M�KIV�_M�LW�J]\�JMTQM^M'¼�[IQL�/MWZOQM�� »?M�PI^M�\W�hope for the best.’

»8ZWUQ[M�UM��/MWZOQM�;]UUMZÅMTL�¼�[IQL�5IZOQM��»8ZWUQ[M�UM�aW]�_WV¼\�[QOV�]X�¼

<PMZM�_I[� I� TWVO�XI][M�JMNWZM�)TÅM¼[�LIL� [XWSM�IOIQV�� »AW]�heard what Old Bill said, love. It might be easier on me in the long term if—’

»)VL�_PI\�IJW]\�UM'�)VL�)TÅM'�?QTT�Q\�JM�MI[QMZ�WV�]['�8ZWUQ[M�UM��/MWZOQM¼

»)TT�ZQOP\��TW^M��4M\¼[�R][\�[MM�_PI\�PIXXMV[��[PITT�_M'�)TT�\PMU�XWTQ\QKQIV[�UQOP\�_ISM� ]X� \WUWZZW_�UWZVQVO� IVL� KPIVOM� \PMQZ�

Page 13: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

UQVL[�IJW]\�\PM�_PWTM�\PQVO�IVa_Ia��?M�KW]TL�JM�_WZZaQVO�W^MZ�nothing.’

)TÅM� _I[V¼\� []XXW[ML� \W� MI^M[LZWX� WV� PQ[� XIZMV\[¼� XZQ^I\M�KWV^MZ[I\QWV[�·�\PQ[�_I[�[WUM\PQVO�\PI\�PIL�OW\�PQU�QV\W�\ZW]JTM�WVKM�WZ�\_QKM�QV�\PM�XI[\�·�J]\�\PI\�VQOP\��\PM�VQOP\�PM�\]ZVML�Å^M��PM�[I\�WV�\PM�[\IQZKI[M�_PMZM�PM�SVM_�\PMa�KW]TLV¼\�[MM�PQU�IVL�stared at his toes as he listened in. He hadn’t intended sitting there NWZ�Y]Q\M� [W� TWVO�·�PM�PIL�WVTa�KWUM�LW_V�NWZ�I�OTI[[�WN �_I\MZ�IVL�I�JQ\�WN � TMN\W^MZ�\WVO]M�\PI\�PM¼L�PIL�PQ[�MaM�WV�·�J]\�\PMQZ�KWV^MZ[I\QWV�[W]VLML�[W�[MZQW][�\PI\�Q\�[MMUML�TQSM�Q\�UQOP\�JM�I�UQ[\ISM�\W�_ITS�I_Ia�NZWU�Q\��0M�OI^M�I�LMMX��ZM[W]VLQVO�aI_V�·�Q\�PIL�JMMV�I�^MZa�TWVO�LIa��IN\MZ�ITT��I[�JQZ\PLIa[�IT_Ia[�IZM�·�IVL�closed his eyes for a moment, laid his head on the step behind him, and before he knew it he was having a dream where someone was TQN\QVO�PQU�]X�IVL�KIZZaQVO�PQU�\W�I�_IZU��KWUNWZ\IJTM�XTIKM��IVL�\PM�VM`\�\PQVO�PM�SVM_�PM�_I[�WXMVQVO�PQ[�MaM[�IOIQV��WVTa�\W�ÅVL�PQU[MTN �TaQVO�QV�PQ[�W_V�TQ\\TM�JML�_Q\P�\PM�[]V�XW]ZQVO�\PZW]OP�\PM�\PQV�K]Z\IQV[�·�\PM�WVM[�_Q\P�\PM�XITM�aMTTW_�ÆW_MZ[�WV�\PMU�\PI\�)TÅM�[IQL�_MZM�UMIV\�NWZ�I�OQZT¼[�ZWWU��VW\�I�JWa¼[�

<PM�UWZVQVO�IN\MZ�PQ[�ÅN\P�JQZ\PLIa�XIZ\a��)TÅM�KIUM�LW_V[\IQZ[�\W�ÅVL�PQ[�UW\PMZ�QV�PMZ�_I[P�LIa�KTW\PM[�_Q\P�PMZ�PIQZ�\QML�]X�WV�PMZ�PMIL��JWQTQVO�_I\MZ�QV�M^MZa�XW\�WV�\PM�ZIVOM��TWWSQVO�R][\�I[�]VPIXXa�I[�[PM�PIL�\PM�VQOP\�JMNWZM��IVL�VW\�R][\�\PM�VWZUIT�]VPIXXQVM[[� [PM� NMT\� M^MZa� _I[P�LIa�� _PQKP� ][]ITTa� TI[\ML� NZWU�[M^MV�QV�\PM�UWZVQVO�]V\QT�[M^MV�I\�VQOP\��;PM�TWWSML�]X�_PMV�[PM�[I_�PQU�J]\�LQLV¼\�[MMU�\W�ZMKWOVQbM�PQU�NWZ�I�UWUMV\#�_PMV�[PM�LQL��[PM�R][\�WNNMZML�PQU�I�LMRMK\ML�[UQTM�

»)TÅM�¼� [PM� [IQL�� »1� \PW]OP\� 1¼L� TM\� aW]� [TMMX� QV�� AW]� PIL� I�JQO� LIa� aM[\MZLIa�� *ZQVO� aW]Z� [PMM\[� LW_V� \W� UM�� _QTT� aW]'� There’s a good boy.’

Page 14: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

»?PMZM¼[�,IL'¼�I[SML�)TÅM�»0M¼[�OWVM�W]\�¼»/WVM�W]\�_PMZM'¼»7P��1�LWV¼\�SVW_�¼�[PM�[IQL��]VIJTM�\W�TWWS�PQU�QV�\PM�MaM��»AW]�

SVW_�aW]Z�LIL�VM^MZ�\MTT[�UM�IVa\PQVO�¼?PQKP�)TÅM�SVM_�_I[V¼\� \Z]M��JMKI][M�M^MZa�IN\MZVWWV�_PMV�

his father came home from the dairy, he told Margie every single LM\IQT�WN �PQ[�LIa�NZWU�[\IZ\�\W�ÅVQ[P��IVL�\PMa�[I\�\PMZM�TI]OPQVO�_PQTM�PM�M`XTIQVML�PW_�*WVbW�,ITa�PIL�TMN\�PITN �I�LWbMV�KP]ZV[�W]\[QLM� QV� \PM�aIZL�_Q\PW]\� \PM� TQL[�WV�IVL� \PM�JQZL[�PIL�OW\�I\�\PMU�IVL�[XWQTML�\PM�UQTS��7Z�PW_�8M\Ma�;\IXTM[�PIL�KPMMSML�\PM�JW[[�IVL�JMMV�\WTL�\PI\�QN �PM�KWV\QV]ML�\W�KWUXTIQV�PM�KW]TL�R][\�OW�IVL�ÅVL�IVW\PMZ�RWJ�_PMZM�\PMa�X]\�]X�_Q\P�O]NN �TQSM�\PI\��7Z�PW_�5Z�)[Y]Q\P�PIL�LWVM� \PM�XWW� \W�MVL�ITT�XWW[�W]\[QLM�5Z[�.IQZNI`�NZWU�V]UJMZ�NW]Z¼[�PW][M�IVL�PMZ�I�LQZMK\�LM[KMVLIV\��[PM�KTIQUML��WN �\PM�TI[\�8TIV\IOMVM\�3QVO�WN �-VOTIVL�IVL�UMIV\�NWZ�JM\\MZ�XTIKM[�\PIV�,IUTMa�:WIL��1N �)TÅM�SVM_�WVM�\PQVO�IJW]\�PQ[�father, it was that he told his mother M^MZa\PQVO.

)V�PW]Z�TI\MZ��PM�_I[�[Q\\QVO�QV�\PM�NZWV\�XIZTW]Z�LZI_QVO�QV�PQ[�new sketchbook while Margie took a rest from the washing, and /ZIVVa�;]UUMZÅMTL��_PW¼L�KWUM�ZW]VL�NWZ�_PI\�[PM�KITTML�I�JQ\�WN �I�OW[[QX�·�IT\PW]OP�Q\�_I[�ZMITTa�\W�JZQVO�PMZ�[PMM\[�NWZ�5IZOQM�\W�_I[P�\WW�·�PMTL�\PM�VM_[XIXMZ�]X�\W�PMZ�NIKM�IVL�[Y]QV\ML�I\�\PM�XZQV\��KWUXTIQVQVO�W^MZ�IVL�W^MZ�IJW]\�_Pa�\PMa�UILM�Q\�[W�small.

‘I can’t read it, Margie,’ she was saying. ‘Are they trying to drive ][�ITT�JTQVL'�1[�\PI\�\PMQZ�XTIV'¼

»,W�aW]�\PQVS�,IL�_QTT�\ISM�UM�WV�\PM�ÆWI\�_Q\P�PQU�\WUWZZW_'¼�I[SML�)TÅM�

»,QL�aW]�I[S�PQU'¼»AM[��J]\�PM�[IQL�1�KW]TLV¼\�]V\QT�1�_I[�WTLMZ�¼

Page 15: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

‘Well, then,’ said Margie.»*]\�1¼TT�JM�WTLMZ�\WUWZZW_�\PIV�1�_I[�aM[\MZLIa�¼�[IQL�)TÅM�*MNWZM�5IZOQM� KW]TL� IV[_MZ�� \PM�LWWZ�WXMVML�� IVL� \W�)TÅM¼[�

I[\WVQ[PUMV\�I�[WTLQMZ�UIZKPML�QV��0M�_I[�\ITT�IVL�_MTT�J]QT\��\PM�[IUM�[QbM�IVL�[PIXM�I[�)TÅM¼[�LIL��J]\�PM�TWWSML�I�TQ\\TM�[PMMXQ[P�I[�PM�OTIVKML�IZW]VL�\PM�ZWWU��)TÅM�KW]TLV¼\�PMTX�J]\�JM�QUXZM[[ML�Ja� \PM� ]VQNWZU"� I� SPISQ�KWTW]ZML� RIKSM\� _Q\P� Å^M� JZI[[� J]\\WV[�LW_V� \PM� KMV\ZM�� I� XIQZ� WN � [PW]TLMZ� [\ZIX[�� \ZW][MZ[� \PI\� \]KSML�QV\W�SVMM�[WKS[��IVL�JQO�JTIKS�JWW\[��*]\�_Pa�_W]TL�I�[WTLQMZ�R][\�walk into their living room? he wondered. He hadn’t even knocked WV�\PM�NZWV\�LWWZ�*]\�\PMV�\PM�[WTLQMZ�\WWS�PQ[�PI\�WNN �IVL�XTIKML�Q\�]VLMZ�PQ[�IZU��IVL�)TÅM�ZMITQbML�\PI\�\PQ[�_I[V¼\�R][\�IVa�[WTLQMZ�and it wasn’t a stranger either.

1\�_I[�/MWZOQM�;]UUMZÅMTL�It was his dad.)VL�\PI\�_I[�_PMV�5IZOQM�LZWXXML�PMZ�SVQ\\QVO�WV�\PM�ÆWWZ��

X]\� JW\P� PIVL[� \W� PMZ� UW]\P� IVL� PMTL� \PMU� \PMZM� NWZ� I� NM_�UWUMV\[�JMNWZM� Z]VVQVO� NZWU�\PM� ZWWU�IVL�]X� \PM� [\IQZ[�_PQTM�/MWZOQM� TWWSML� ZW]VL� I\� PQ[� [WV� IVL�UW\PMZ� IVL� [PZ]OOML� PQ[�[PW]TLMZ[�

»1�PIL�\W�¼�PM�[IQL�ÅVITTa��»AW]�KIV�[MM�\PI\��5]U��KIV¼\�aW]'�1�had to.’

»?M¼ZM� ÅVQ[PML�¼� [IQL� /ZIVVa� ;]UUMZÅMTL�� X]\\QVO� \PM�VM_[XIXMZ� LW_V� IVL� \]ZVQVO� I_Ia� NZWU�PMZ� [WV� I[� [PM� TWWSML�W]\�WN �\PM�_QVLW_��_PMZM�UWZM�aW]VO�UMV�_MZM�_ITSQVO�\PZW]OP�\PMQZ�W_V�NZWV\�LWWZ[�_MIZQVO�]VQNWZU[�R][\�TQSM�/MWZOQM¼[��»?M¼ZM�ITT�ÅVQ[PML�¼

)VL� \PI\� _I[� M^MZa\PQVO� \PI\� )TÅM� ZMUMUJMZML� IJW]\� \]ZV� QVO�Å^M�

Page 16: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

Read the whole story. . .

»)V�QV[\IV\�KTI[[QK� \PI\��WVKM�ZMIL�

_QTT�VM^MZ�JM�NWZOW\\MV¼�

Eoin Colfer

.ZWU�\PM�I]\PWZ�WN<PM�*Wa�QV�\PM�;\ZQXML�8aRIUI[

AVAILABLE NOW IN HARDBACK AND EBOOK

#swya