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