Highly recommended for middle school and public library collections. In the very beginning, Kenny presses on that last theme powerfully. It has been been widely acclaimed and both nominated for and won numerous literary awards. March 26, 2019, in the U.S.) a warm, swift-plotted, steampunk tale of rescue, coming to terms with the past, and what it means to be truly humanand what it means to be a family. 9+ Action/Adventure Fantasy Family Stories Mystery This book in 3 words: Family, Fantasy, Heartfelt. Pádraig Kenny published a third novel last year, The Monsters of Rookhaven, in which he explores the themes of good versus evil once again. American children may find the language more involved than in novels generally published for this age group in this country, but the story is worth the effort. This is Pádraig Kenny’s Tin (published February 1, 2018, in the U.K. The book is a first novel by an Irish author, originally published in England, now released by Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic. A story about empathy and difference, from the bestselling author of Tin, stunningly illustrated by Edward Bettison.
Verdict: Tin crosses genres into science fantasy with a steampunk atmosphere and will intrigue young readers who are ready to advance to more dystopian young adult fiction. Yet, when Christopher is revealed as a perfect robotic replica of a human child and confiscated by government agents, his mechanical friends set out to find and rescue him. Christopher’s robotic friends are fashioned outside the norms of the human form: small, often grotesque, readiliy identifiable as mechanical beings instead of illegal replicas of human beings. Absalom’s mechanical shop, helping fix and build robotic children. P7 Q8Īn orphan, Christopher lives and works in Mr.
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