The Terrible Thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket.

By John Boyne. 

This is the story of Barnaby Brocket, sit back, relax and enjoy.

Barnaby Brocket is a child, a floating child he is different. But who cares that he is different, oh that’s right Eleanor and Alistair. They care heaps about it. Throughout the story I felt as if Barnaby was thinking what is normal?

Some of the people in this story are Barnaby Brocket, Captain W.E Johns, Alistair, Eleanor Brocket, Melanie, Henry Brocket, Liam M’gonagall and many more.

In this story early on Eleanor, Barnaby and Captain W.E Johns go for a walk. Barnaby brings his sandbag. They walk to Mrs. Macquarie’s chair and when they arrive Mrs. Brocket cut a hole in Barnaby’s sandbag. Sand is coming out bit by bit and then Barnaby floats away. Barnaby is floating and floating until he bumps his head on something. Soon he finds himself in Brazil and he meets lovely people. Afterwards he goes to many more places and he meets many more people. After a long journey he arrives back home. He then finds himself in the hospital waiting for an Operation. But then he floats out the window (with Captain W.E Johns) just before his Operation. He soon finds himself a new life with himself and Captain W.E Johns.

I did enjoy this story because everything happens so fast and Barnaby meets new people and has lots of adventures.

By Lucy Haller