The Secret History of Tom Trueheart

Beck, Ian

3.72

604 ratings by Goodreads

9780061214981: The Secret History of Tom Trueheart

ISBN 10: 0061214981 ISBN 13: 9780061214981

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007

Tom Trueheart yearns to be an adventurer like his seven older brothers, who travel to the Land of Stories to rescue princesses and defeat villains. He gets his chance on his twelfth birthday, when all of his brothers have gone missing from their adventures, leaving the Story Council deeply concerned. Tom's the only one who stands a chance at saving his brothers, capturing a rogue story writer, and salvaging the newest tales."

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Review:

A delightful book, and one with a wide potential audience . . . a story with a timeless quality and great charm for bedtime reading upwards. (Marcus Sedgwick, The Literary Review)

This handsome little book with striking silhouette illustrations, contains a wonderful story. (Julia Eccleshare, lovereadingforkids.com)

Tom's quest to discover his own story and his courage, unrolls through an elegantly described magical landscape, in this skilful, highly inventive story about the way stories work. (Booktrust)

Looks likely to become one of the hits of 2006 (Amanda Craig, The Times)

Book Description:

A warm and funny story which gives the reader a new take on the traditional fairy tale

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