SPACEBOY

Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises - and a secret that could change the course of history...

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.

David Walliams was most recently Children's #1 bestseller with The World's Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)

In Spaceboy, Walliams, the Sunday Times bestselling author, masterfully combines elements of science, adventure, and historical fiction. Set in the 20th century United States, this children's bestseller is a humorous and action-packed exploration of friendship and the unknown.

For fans of Shane Devries (The Christmasaurus), Tom Fletcher (The Creakers), Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Andy Griffiths (The 78-Storey Treehouse), and Liz Pichon (Tom Gates 17).

HarperCollins Children's 2022