Spaceboy

It's 1969. The whole world is glued to their television sets, watching the space race between America and the Soviet Union. In a small town in the middle of nowhere, a girl named Ruth dreams of becoming an astronaut. She spends her nights gazing at the stars through a homemade telescope and her days being teased by bullies who think girls don't belong in space. Then one night, something crashes into the cornfield behind her house. Inside the wreckage, Ruth finds a boy. A boy who says he comes from another planet.

What follows is a wild, heartwarming, and hilarious adventure as Ruth and the mysterious Spaceboy try to fix his spacecraft and get him home before the adults and the authorities find out. David Walliams writes with the same irresistible humor that made Roald Dahl a household name, mixing slapstick comedy with genuine warmth and a message about believing in yourself even when nobody else does. With Adam Stower's charming illustrations scattered throughout, this is a book that flies by as fast as a rocket ship. Walliams has sold over 55 million copies worldwide, making him one of the bestselling children's authors alive.

Available at Popular bookstores, Kinokuniya, and the Singapore National Library.