The Boy in the Suit

Solo is a sensitive, empathetic, and timely portrayal of a family struggling during the cost of living crisis. It is a moving, page-turning story that will make you laugh and cry.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2024
Publisher: Scholastic

- Jacqueline Wilson, bestselling author of The Story of Tracy Beaker - Fox writes with great warmth and humour: his triumph is to turn this story of modern domestic strife into an uplifting read, with plenty of surprises en route. - Daily Telegraph - Addressing complex real-world issues (the cost-of-living crisis, mental health, friendship problems.) with honesty, clarity and compassion. - Teach Primary - Expect to have your heart broken and mended in one reading of this must-read novel. - Belfast Telegraph - A tender, moving story beautifully capturing life in all its light and shade - Hannah Gold, author of Waterstones Children's Book Prize Winner The Last Bear - It is a beautiful, heartfelt gem of a book, I loved it. - Tom Vaughan, author of Hercules - This story is full to the brim with heart - Helen Rutter, author of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh - Honest, funny and touching, Solo's story will stay with you long after the last page. - Lisa Williamson - A moving...and thought-provoking story - Cath Howe, author of Ella on the Outside - It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit... - Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything - just wants to be normal. - He wants a name that doesn't stand out. - He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fitted him. - He dreams about a mum who doesn't get the Big Bad Reds, like his mum Morag. - But most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free food. - But when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get caught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. - The next day it's splashed across the papers. - Before Solo knows it, he becomes a viral sensation, and life may never be normal again. - Solo's uphill pursuit of security, community and connection will break your heart and then me.

Weight: 272g
Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780702333101