Lion Boy (Complete 3 Volumes)

Author: [UK] Zuzuko Kodama
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Publish Date: 2007-08-01
Features: Ranked high on bestseller lists in the UK, US, Japan, Germany, France, and other countries, popular in over thirty countries, read by over millions of people. Lion Boy won the 2005 Taiwan United Daily News Best Children's Book Award. Experience a realistic science fiction adventure journey across time. "Even director Steven Spielberg has decided to adapt it into a film. This will definitely be a brilliant masterpiece." — The Guardian (UK) "Direct, vivid, and charming." — Review from Time Magazine (USA) ★ For brave children! ★ Let's join Charlie and the lions on this journey! Starting from London, cross the English Channel to Paris, then explore the waterways of Venice, and finally arrive in the picturesque "Garden of North Africa" — Morocco. The entire journey is full of dangers, and a series of thrilling adventures unfold. ★ The "Harry Potter" of tomorrow. ★ Expect Lion Boy to become the next sensation in children's literature after "Harry Potter." ★ — What to read after "Harry Potter"? — Lion Boy! ★ Amazon US readers recommend 4.5 stars! ★ Time Magazine praises Lion Boy as "direct, vivid, and charming." ★ Upon publication, it resonated deeply with readers and topped bestseller lists in the UK, US, Japan, Germany, France, and other countries. To date, it has been translated into over thirty languages worldwide and read by millions. ★ The film rights to Lion Boy have been purchased by renowned director Steven Spielberg. We look forward to seeing the film "Lion Boy" in the near future. The authors of Lion Boy, who collaborated on this series of novels, have published three books in total, with the first one released in January 2004. The book covers a wide range of geographical locations, from London to Paris, Venice, and Africa, with rich and exciting content. It was immediately hailed as the strongest competitor to the Harry Potter series upon release. This is a story set in a future London where asthma is rampant. The protagonist is a boy named Charlie, who is no different from other boys except that he can speak feline languages. As an infant, Charlie accompanied his scientist parents to Africa, where he was kidnapped by a lion and discovered that he could understand lion language. After safely returning home, Charlie gradually made friends with many lions during his upbringing. One day, while his parents were busy researching a groundbreaking new drug, they were suddenly kidnapped by thugs! Charlie comes home from school and doesn't see his parents, who disappear like that. Determined to find his parents, Charlie crosses the English Channel and joins a circus troupe's fleet, meeting his friends—six lions in the circus who long for freedom. As Charlie searches for his parents, he is tracked by the thugs, making the entire journey full of danger, and a series of thrilling adventures begin.
Lion Boy: The Truth
Charlie, along with the lions, sets off from Venice on the waterways and heads to the picturesque African garden—the homeland of the lions. There, Charlie finally reunites with his parents. He believes his adventure may be over. But at this moment, the villains who have been tracking him reappear and kidnap him again. Charlie's parents resume their search for him, and along the way, Charlie befriends a new friend in Africa—a chameleon named Nunu who can speak multiple languages—as well as his old friends, the lions Sergey and the Bulgarian King. They all embark on a sea journey across the Atlantic, heading toward an even more thrilling adventure.
Lion Boy: Missing
Charlie Asandi miraculously speaks cat language and takes great pride in it. In a future London where asthma is rampant, Charlie's parents are suddenly kidnapped by thugs while researching a groundbreaking new asthma treatment. Determined to find his parents, Charlie crosses the English Channel and joins a circus, where he receives guidance and help from feline creatures along the way. In Paris, he meets new friends—a group of six lions in the circus who long for freedom. While searching for his parents, Charlie's unique ability to speak cat language keeps him under the constant pursuit of the villains, making the entire journey full of danger and a series of thrilling adventures.