Box of Nothing
Box of Nothing
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Box of Nothing by Peter Dickinson
For one young boy, a box full of nothing is a ticket to adventureWhile skipping school, James sees his mother on the street. He ducks inside an abandoned store, where an aged shopkeeper asks what he wants to buy. When James says nothing, the old man sells it to him: a heavy cardboard box stuffed full of top-quality nothing. James tries to explain this to his mother, but she doesn't believe him and throws the box over the fence and into the dump. He sneaks in to retrieve his new possession--and finds himself trapped in another world.
The dump is an eerie place populated by hyperintelligent rats, monstrous seagulls, and a very clever pile of garbage called the Burra. Once it was a thriving community, but something strange has happened, and the dump has become stuck in time. To get back home, James must help the Burra save the dump--using all the nothing he can find.
This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the author's collection.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385296649 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385296649 |
| Title | Box of Nothing |
| Author | Peter Dickinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Year published | 1988-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 110 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |