The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present.

Any young readers out there interested in science and adventure... this book is brilliant!

If you're interested in science, mysteries or courageous heroines, this is a must-read!

Lively and astute... an entertaining and thoughtful exploration of perserverance, friendship, creativity, and identity

An affecting morality tale . . . It is the chilling portrayal of adolescent corruption and atonement that lingers

Forceful . . . Reminding us that silence and compromise can foster their own overwhelming guilt

Exciting and thought-provoking . . . An excellent novel

With his perfect pacing, lack of sentimentality and refusal to submit to a neat end, Boyne has written one of the children’s books of the year

A powerful new novel from the author of the highly acclaimed The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and it is equally atmospheric and disturbing . . . Mesmerizing

Another winner

Compelling and thought-provoking