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    Tin
    Tin
    Tin
    Audiobook7 hours

    Tin

    Written by Pádraig Kenny

    Narrated by Christopher Ashman

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    About this audiobook

    In this gripping, imaginative, and hilarious adventure — comprised of an unforgettable crew of misfits — a boy and his mechanical friends discover the truth about his past.

    In an alternative England of the 1930s where the laws of mechanics govern even the most talented engineers, a mismatched group of mechanicals want nothing more than to feel human. Under the guardianship of the devious and unlicensed Gregory Absalom, an engineer who creates mechanical children, they have no choice but to help him in his unlawful practice. But through his unethical work, Absalom winds up creating a loyal and lively group of friends who will go to the ends of the Earth for one another.

    When the story’s protagonist, Christopher, discovers a devastating secret about himself and the friends are torn apart, it’s up to his friends to find him. What they’ll discover is the secret about the dark experiment that ended in disaster many years before....

    Tin is an adventure story about friendship, courage, and loyalty, and what it means to be human.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScholastic
    Release dateMar 26, 2019
    ISBN9781338316193
    Tin
    Author

    Pádraig Kenny

    Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer from County Kildare, now living in Limerick. Previously an arts journalist, a teacher and a librarian's assistant, he now writes full-time. His first novel Tin was a Waterstones Book of the Month and was nominated for the Carnegie, as well as being shortlisted for the Irish Book Award and several regional awards. He is married with four children. The Monsters of Rookhaven and The Shadows of Rookhaven are both novels for Macmillan Children's Books.

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    • 5/5
      Imaginative story which at times can be pretty dark. Highly recommend reading