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My Dad Is Ten Years Old


No. of pages 304

Published: 2011

Great for age 12-18 years

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His name is Jimmy. They told us not to call him Dad any more. It might freak him out. The accident changed everything. Once, my Dad was the perfect father. We were the perfect family. Now he's got the mind of a ten-year-old. From one crazy day to the next, we lose a little more of the man we knew and loved. And then a shocking discovery about his past makes us question everything . . .

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 304 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2011 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Mark O'Sullivan is a writer whose work has won a Bisto Award in Ireland and an International Youth Library White Raven Award. His work has been translated into many languages. He is married with two daughters and lives in County Tipperary.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

CBI Book Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised by the CBI Book Of the Year Award. The CBI Book of the Year Awards are literary awards presented annually in the Republic of Ireland to writers of books for children and young people. The Awards are run by Children's Books Ireland (CBI) and are open to authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland; books may be written in English or Irish. The awards, known as The Bisto Awards when they began in 1990, are now sponsored by the CBI.