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The Boy Who Made the World Disappear
- Narrated by: Ben Miller
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
Following the breakout success of his instant festive classic, The Night I Met Father Christmas, get ready for the brilliant new novel from comedian, actor and best-selling author Ben Miller!
‘Stories are often about someone who does a Bad Thing, and this is no exception....’
Harrison tries his best to be good. He doesn’t steal from shops, he shares with his sister and he never cheats at board games...but Harrison also has a BIG flaw. He can't control his temper!
So when he’s given a black hole instead of a balloon at a party, he seizes the chance to get rid of everything that makes him cross. But when it’s not just things he hates that are disappearing into the black hole but things he loves, too, Harrison realises that sometimes you should be careful what you wish for....
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- Emma J.
- 27-06-23
Amazing
This is a wonderful Ben miller book and I would recommend it for audience around 7-13
I also recommend it to people who love space and the morals are really important
- sophia age 11
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- Lauren O'Neill
- 23-01-22
I love this book so much thank you
I love this book because it makes me feel better if I've had a bad day and I love to think about space too j
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- Anonymous User
- 05-05-20
Black hole
I liked the storyline, especially the part about the boy managing to control his anger.
MW 10 years old
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- 🌙Jessica🌙
- 13-08-21
so brilliant 😁
This was a joy to listen to. Ben Miller does such a good job of bringing his stories to life. Loved it!! 😌
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- Robyn
- 09-04-21
we loved this a lot
we loved this a lot, we listened to it every night until it was finished. My son loved that the author was reading the book and was very impressed with his story telling skills (much better than mine)
thank you for a wonderful story
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- Argietoothpuller
- 01-06-20
I LOVED this book
I really liked the expressions and the tension in the scenes, I would recommend this book to a young audience 7-12. I listened to this book every night it is a thrilling story about a black hole! And it keeps turning from calm to tension this book is a real life changer!!!- Ben age 10
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- GJM
- 01-09-23
Very, Very Good story!
My children aged 8 and 5 and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Ben Miller reading out his story. Very captivating, inspiring and with an ending that you wouldn’t expect. 5 stars to the story and listening experience! Highly recommended it to anyone aged 5 and up to 105!
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- Ana
- 13-02-22
Ben Miller does it again
We read our 1st Ben Miller book at Christmas ( the Christmas Elf) and after enjoying it so we decided to gibe his other books a go in audio book form. my 8yr old and 6yr old (boy and girl) absolutely loved this book. we are no listening to " The day I felt into a fairytail" and that were so excited to hear the names again.
Highly recommended, all his book tbh.
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- K. J. Kelly
- 11-04-20
Temper temper! Science-based wish fulfilment story
I was impressed with Miller's first book for children, competent and assured Christmas story, and was keen to see his science background utilised for this new plot. It was not a disappointment.
A young man, pretty good on the whole, has a bit of a weakness - a really, really bad temper. Harrison is given a very unusual balloon at a party, it's a black hole. For someone who would just love to make the things that annoy him vanish, it could be the perfect gift... though readers may quickly see the Midas-like flaw in this plot.
School bullies... food he hates... the scientific consequences of black holes are considered. And how to fix things is brought into the plot in a fairly mature way, not a simple 'and then he woke up' happy ever after.
I love children's books that use real science, concepts that make young people think, into their work. This made a fairly quick read (less than 3 hours as an audiobook) but was quite a busy story.
A moral tale with a message. A flawed protagonist with a lesson to learn. The audio format suited the story and children won't struggle to listen or keep track of what's going on. The author, as an experienced actor, is engaging to listen to.
Great choice for rational thinkers and questioners, aged 8-11.
With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.
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- Jodie
- 17-02-24
Anger, Morals and black holes a clean storyline
I bought a book as a gift but wanted to see if it was enjoyable and appropriate, it's a simple storyline that is easy to follow, it took me an hour and a half to listen to and even for an adult was moderately enjoyable, I will certainly be handing it over as a gift as planned.
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