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SPACEBOY

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SPACEBOY by David Walliams, and Adam Stower

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By David Walliams, and and, Adam Stower

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Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history…

America. The 1960s. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky… before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth’s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret? Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system. David Walliams was most recently Children’s #1 bestseller with The World’s Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)

Reviews

09 Mar 2025

loved it

12 Jan 2025

I really enjoyed this book. I like the use of onomatopoeia in this book. My favourite character is Ruth because she talks a lot like me.

21 Dec 2024

I liked it because it had a silver alien but it wasn't an alien!

18 Dec 2024

I really enjoyed this book because there was a crash in Ruth's garden.
She discovered that a flying saucer crash landed. She has been living with her very rude and annoying aunt ever since her parents had died. But Ruth still has her three - legged dog to keep her company

24 Sep 2024

I love this book

I tried to find it in the library as soon as it came out

I would recommend this book to everybody

08 Sep 2024

I really enjoyed this book.

I have read some other David Walliams books. This one was really good.

04 Sep 2024

Typical David Williams type humour and entertainment and fiction style imaginative story of the alien with big secrets. I enjoyed it

02 Sep 2024

Ruth is a little girl who's only friend is a dog with an egg whisk for a leg! When she meets Spaceboy, she wants to know everything.
But there might be a bit more to him than space...

02 Sep 2024

It was amazing

29 Aug 2024

I like space so I enjoyed this story I loved that they managed to blast into space at the end.

28 Aug 2024

I loved the book because it was a bit mysterious at the start but it got a bit more into the space boy and then i realised space boy was not an alien but still at the end it was a great book.

28 Aug 2024

This book was all about people thinking spaceboy was an alien but it turns out he's just a boy wearing a costume. It was a really funny read. My favourite part was towards the end when they blast down the adults and they all fell over.

27 Aug 2024

This book is very funny and Spaceboy looks really cool because his outfit is kind of like armour. There’s a girl with a dog and the girl heard a noise and then she got out of bed, went outside and she saw something and I think it was a flying saucer!!

26 Aug 2024

I liked it because Spaceboy and Ruth had to pretend Spaceboy was a alien but he actually wasn't, he was a boy named Kevin from the town next to Ruth. He built his own spaceship with metal and a tractor engine but he crashed into Aunt Dorothy's farm . When Aunt Dorothy found out about Spaceboy they had to make a run for it . They hopped on ostriches to escape and there a fast paced adventure!
My favourite character's were Ruth, Spaceboy and Yuri.
I would recommend this book, as it is fast-moving and fun, and lots of opportunities to speak in funny accents.

25 Aug 2024

I enjoyed the story a lot and liked how she got to go to space, having dreamt of going for a long time.

22 Aug 2024

I’d recommend this book because I liked the bit when they go to space with the spaceboy

21 Aug 2024

its a great adventure book about a boy and a crash landed spaceship - i love this story and i even wrote to adma stower saying i loved his drawings and he wrote back !

20 Aug 2024

I liked this book because it talks about space the characters are funny. Yuro the dog was my favourite because he bit a man’s bottom.

20 Aug 2024

I like this book very much, with a lot of plot twists, chapters, and thrilling scenes!

20 Aug 2024

This is a good book for people who like space like me . I enjoyed the book very much because I love space like the girl called Ruth.It is about two people who love space .They try to run away from there evil and wicked grandparents who hate space unlike Ruth and space-boy [Kevin.]
Hope you enjoy the book.

19 Aug 2024

This book is simple and easy to read but on a broad scale it was quit a weak book . I excepted more coming off reading several of this authors books but I was met with a story with a generic plot , mediocre villains and an overall upsetting climax . However there were several good points , Ruth's personality reflects several children and Spaceboy's intentions and overall character is always interesting . It is a classic book that you can read when looking for something peaceful and simple . The chapters end with a bang and the naming connects with the space theme . I would recommend this but be where it could be boring and at the start it is very bland and repetitive . I liked Spaceboy best and believe this book despite being alright deserves a follow up or sequel . This book was fiction and is more aimed at 9-10 year olds as oppose to people my age
( 13) .

18 Aug 2024

Another amazing book

18 Aug 2024

It was cool.

11 Aug 2024

I really enjoy this book. The most interesting part was when Spaceboy revealed who he was to Ruth. The story was entertaining.

08 Aug 2024

Space boy was my favourite character, he pretended to be from out of space and made a cool space suit

08 Aug 2024

This book was so much fun!

03 Aug 2024

Very funny

30 Jul 2024

Exciting fun adventures ups and downs this book had everything

29 Jul 2024

I like how Spaceboy speaks in a spooky alien voice even though he’s actually human. I like how Aunt Dorothy the evil Aunt likes to snap like a crocodile and fire warning gunshots into the air meaning she can’t hurt the enemy.

29 Jul 2024

I love space

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