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Walliams, David, 1971-

Spaceboy / Space boy David Walliams ; illustrated by Adam Stower. - London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2022.  - 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

"America. The 1960s.Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth's dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret? Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system."--Publisher's website

Pre-adolescent.

ISBN: 9780008579944 0008579946 9780008467197 0008467196

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC2C0923 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020675363 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Robots--Juvenile fiction.
Rockets (Aeronautics)--Juvenile fiction.
Extraterrestrial beings--Juvenile fiction.
Human-alien encounters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Science fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92