The Terrible
Thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket
By John Boyne
Barnaby Brocket is
an 8 year old boy and he is special because he floats. Barnaby’s brain thinks
that floating is falling and thinks that falling is floating. Barnaby’s parents
say that Barnaby is different. They also say that Barnaby’s floating is not
normal.
Barnaby meets all
kinds of people. One of the people that he met was Liam McGonagall. Liam
McGonagall is special because he has hooks instead of hands. The people in Barnaby
Brocket’s family are his sister Melanie Brocket, his brother Henry Brocket, his
mum Eleanor Brocket and his dad Alistair Brocket. Barnaby also has a dog his
name is Captain W.E Johns. Captain W.E Johns follows Barnaby around because
Barnaby is Captain W.E Johns master. At the end of the story Barnaby is in a
hospital Barnaby has a strap around him but he unties it. He pressed a button
to open the roof and he floats away with Captain W.E. Johns gripped to his
legs.
I think this story
was a fantastic story. I think the moral of this story is that it’s ok to be
different.
By Lexi