When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father . . . and his voice. The entire village is silenced by grief, and the young child's anger at the ocean grows. Then one day his neighbor, Mr. Hirota, begins a mysterious project-building a phone booth in his garden. At first Makio is p
Mr Romanov's Garden in the Sky
โ Scribed by Newton, Robert
- Book ID
- 109801693
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Australia
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 630 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781760142971
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Living in the commission, Lexie is left to fend for herself. Her mother is mostly absent, out searching for something to help her forget the tragic death of Lexie's dad.
But then, after witnessing the aftermath of a shocking incident, Lexie finds solace in the most unlikely of places - in a troubled old man called the Creeper.
A chance, life-saving encounter on the commission's roof seeds a friendship between the two and when they enlist the help of Lexie's friend Davey, the three set off on an epic journey; one that will change their lives and the lives of those around them.
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