The Boy Who Hit Play

The Boy Who Hit Play
ISBN: 9780571326785
Publication Date: 29 August 2018

The sparse, beautiful prose will take your breath away - one boy's extraordinary journey into the wilds of Norway.

'It's time,' I say. 'For ... It. Me. You. Us. The bench. The zoo. The question. Why?'

The only thing that Elvis Crampton Lucas knows about where he's from is that he was found on the bench at a zoo. And that his now father took him home in a Stetson hat, and named him after the first three vinyl he picked off his shelf. But now, on his twelfth 'discovery day', it's time for Elvis to find out who left him at the zoo, and why?

On an epic adventure that takes Elvis to an island off the coast of Norway, he will finally discover the truth about his past...

About the Author

An artist, designer, award-winning playwright and teacher, Chloe Daykin lives down a bumpy track by a river in Northumberland with her husband and two boys. Her debut, Fish Boy, won the Northern Writers Award and was published to huge critical acclaim. This is her second novel for middle grade readers.