Framed, Frank Cottrell Boyce
Framed, Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Framed

Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce

Narrator: Jason Hughes

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/22/2006


Synopsis

A few things to know about DylanHe is the only boy in his entire town—so forget about playing games of football.His best friends are two pet chickens, Michaelangelo and Donatello—named after (who else?) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.His family owns the town's only gas station/copy shop/coffee house—their Picasso Pies are to die for, but profits are still in the hole.Criminal instincts run in his family—his sister is a mastermind-in-training, and the tax men are after his newly-absent father for ""questioning."" And, one more small thing about nine-year-old Dylan—he's now the man of the house.Then an enormous secret rolls into town—one that could bring back Dylan's father, rescue the family business, and involve Dylan in what very well could be the crime of the century. With the same easy mix of wit, warmth, and wonder that made his debut novel Millions an award-winning international bestseller, Frank Cottrell Boyce tells the story of a boy who reminds an entire town of the power of art.

About Frank Cottrell Boyce

Frank Cottrell Boyce is the author of Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth, The Astounding Broccoli Boy, Cosmic, Framed, and Millions, the last of which was a New York Times bestseller and was made into a movie by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle. His books have won or been nominated for numerous awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. Frank is also a screenwriter, having penned the scripts for a number of feature films as well as the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. He lives in Liverpool with his family.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Lisa on 2013-10-07 12:12:21

This juvenile novel falls in the quirkyfamilymakesgood subgenre. Nineyearold Dylan is a member of a Welsh family living in a small Welsh town trying to keep their business and family together. The storage of museum paintings nearby inspire the townspeople to beautify the town and Dylan and his siblings to steal a painting to earn money, either through insurance fraud or blackmail. Its humorous and fun and a little silly, but has heart as these quirky novels so often do.

Goodreads review by Jim on September 15, 2021

7.3/10 What a pleasant read! Αρχικά είχα την εντύπωση πως θα είναι βαρετό, ευτυχώς έπεσα έξω, ποοοοολύ έξω. Κύριος πρωταγωνιστής του βιβλίου είναι ο Ντίλαν, είναι 9 ετών και είναι το μοναδικό αγόρι, στην ηλικία αυτή, που ζεί στο Μάνοντ, μια μικρή πόλη του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου. Για να μη στην περιγράφω πά......more

Goodreads review by Elisha on November 12, 2010

Aww, another awesome book recommend by my friend who produces the Bob Edwards show. I'm all alone in the dark without her. This story is so great. It's about the small English town of Manod where a little service station owned and operated by Dylan and his family is struggling to survive. Then the......more

Goodreads review by Jean on November 30, 2008

The adorable narrator of this book is 9 year old Dylan from Wales. He's the ONLY boy in the small town of Manod so he has no one to play soccer with...a real bummer in a young English boy's life. It starts out slow, but don't give up, you will be richly rewarded. I read a LOT of this book out loud t......more

Goodreads review by Christina on September 08, 2024

How did I never review this before?? Not a full reread, but my 13 year old was reading a section aloud to us tonight and we were all giggling with pure delight. This is one of my favourite comic novels and one of my favourite books written within my lifetime. It’s set in a depressed small town in Wa......more

Goodreads review by itchy on June 26, 2024

eponymous-ey sentence: p58: She beckoned me closer to the Connect Four frame with her finger and, when I was right up to it, she poked me in the eye. plain wrong: p44: In case you don't know, the Technodrome is the headquarters of the Turtles' arch enemy, Arko Saki, known as the Shredder. spelling: p171:......more