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The Weight of Angels

The Elements

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Fire

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Dog Who Danced on the Moon

Earth

A haunting, confronting novel from the author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies

Water

The Sequel to The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

All The Broken Places

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Echo Chamber

A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom

Beneath the Earth

Abridged Edition

Penguin Readers Level 4: The Boy in Striped Pyjamas (ELT Graded Reader)

The Congress of Rough Riders

A Ladder to the Sky

The Heart's Invisible Furies

10th Anniversary Collector's Edition

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

My Brother's Name is Jessica

...this poignant and disarming story is full of heart and it's crescendo will give you tingles

John Boyne made his name with The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and he's on stellar form in My Brother's Name is Jessica. A sensitively written and timely tale.

A story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. Both funny and moving... this is a must-read for all ages

A sincere and very readable attempt to educate young people about the trans experience and foster acceptance

John Boyne adds his deft sensitivity to the complex topic of transgenderism

A story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. A moving, thought-provoking, surprising read - don't miss it!

Sarah Webb, author of the Ask Amy Green series

Praise for John Boyne: "A novelist at the top of his game"

Hunt the Villain

Wuthering Heights

White Nights

East of Eden

Sam Waver has always idolised his big brother, Jason. Unlike Sam, Jason, seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling over themselves to date him. 
 
But then one evening Jason calls his family together to tell them that he's been struggling with a secret for a long time. A secret which quickly threatens to tear them all apart. His parents don't want to know and Sam simply doesn't understand. Because what do you do when your brother says he's not your brother at all? That he's actually . . . your sister?

'...this poignant and disarming story is full of heart and its crescendo will give you tingles' Attitude Magazine 
 
'Outstanding' Irish Examiner 
 
Sam has known his sister Jessica all his life. Tonight is the first time they're going to meet. 
 
Sam Waver has always been a loner: bullied, struggling at school, with parents who have very little time for him. The one person he has always been able to rely on is his beloved older sibling - but when they announce that they are transitioning, Sam's life is thrown upside down. He's convinced nothing will ever be the same again - but as Sam is about to discover, nothing is more constant than love. 
 
A moving and heartfelt portrait of one family's journey to acceptance, from a master storyteller. 
 
'A story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. Both funny and moving... this is a must-read for all ages' Irish Independent

John Boyne is the author of fifteen novels for adults, six novellas, six for younger readers, a picture book and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won four Irish Book Awards, including Author of the Year in 2022, along with a host of other international literary prizes, including most recently both the 2025 Prix Femina Étranger and the 2025 Prix du Roman FNAC for The Elements . His novels are published in sixty languages. 
 
 
Twitter: @JohnBoyneBooks 
Instagram: @JohnBoyneAuthor

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...this poignant and disarming story is full of heart and it's crescendo will give you tingles

John Boyne made his name with The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and he's on stellar form in My Brother's Name is Jessica. A sensitively written and timely tale.

A story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. Both funny and moving... this is a must-read for all ages

Outstanding

A sincere and very readable attempt to educate young people about the trans experience and foster acceptance

John Boyne adds his deft sensitivity to the complex topic of transgenderism

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A story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. A moving, thought-provoking, surprising read - don't miss it!

Praise for John Boyne: "A novelist at the top of his game"

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