Your cart

Free delivery on all orders over £40
Schools can pay by invoice by setting up an account at checkout.
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

Published: 5 Sep 2013

Paperback / softback, 256 pages

Recommended for age 9+

By David Almond

Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Published by Walker Books Ltd

Regular price
£5.90
Sale price
£5.90
Regular price
RRP £7.99
Unit price
per 

Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. Suddenly their home is filled with the sound of clanging machinery and the stench of mackerel, and Uncle Ernie's obsession reaches such heights that he would even can Stan's beloved goldfish! Stan, however, has his own destiny, which leads him - via a hook-a-duck stall - to Pancho Pirelli, the blue-caped madman who swims with piranhas.

And as Stan delves into the waters, he finally discovers who he really can be.