{"product_id":"boy-in-the-suit","title":"Boy in the Suit","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"A funny, tender, poignant debut with a believable, sympathetic protagonist.\" - The Guardian\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"Tender, truthful and touching.\" - The Times\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"A really lovely book, so tender and truthful.\" - Jacqueline Wilson, bestselling author of The Story of Tracy Beaker\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"Fox writes with great warmth and humour: his triumph is to turn this story of modern domestic strife into an uplifting read, with plenty of surprises en route.\" - Daily Telegraph\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"An urgent, nuanced book...[James Fox writes a] deceptively breezy tale of austerity and mental illness with deft compassion; would that real kids in Solo's battered shoe should be so lucky\" - Observer\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"Addressing complex real-world issues (the cost-of-living crisis, mental health, friendship problems...) with honesty, clarity and compassion.\" - Teach Primary\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"Expect to have your heart broken and mended in one reading of this must-read novel.\" - Belfast Telegraph\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"A tender, moving story beautifully capturing life in all its light and shade\" - Hannah Gold, author of Waterstones Children's Book Prize Winner The Last Bear\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \"It is a beautiful, heartfelt gem of a book, I loved it.\" - Tom Vaughan, author of Hercules \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"This story is full to the brim with heart\" - Helen Rutter, author of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"Honest, funny and touching, Solo's story will stay with you long after the last page.\" - Lisa Williamson\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"A moving...and thought-provoking story\" - Cath Howe, author of Ella on the Outside\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\"Heart-wrenching and heart-warming.\" - Editor's choice, The School Librarian\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit... \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything - just wants to be normal.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;He wants a name that doesn't stand out. He wishes he had a properschool uniform that fitted him. He dreams about a mum who doesn't get the Big Bad Reds, like his mum Morag.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;But most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free food.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;But when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get caught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. The next day it's splashed across the papers. Before Solo knows it, he becomes a viral sensation, and life may never be normal again.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Solo's uphill pursuit of security, community and connection will break your heart and then mend it.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;ul\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Page-turning, moving, but ultimately life-affirming, this story is perfect for fans of The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Goldfish Boy, Wonderand Jacqueline Wilson.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A sensitive, empathetic, timely portrayal of a family struggling during the cost of living crisis.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;This extraordinarydebut will make you laugh and cry.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/ul\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"SCHOLASTIC UK - LONDON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124980568255,"sku":"9780702333101","price":18.89,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/1-396b9da329e33b63a4cb2a9c5dd78e8e3a8f8bd17f9d7dc1b1a1d2a211761a6a.jpg?v=1788256647","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/boy-in-the-suit","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}