Books with title Tin

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Chris Judge, the award-winning creator of The Lonely Beast, has created an exuberant and funny adventure set in a vibrantly colourful, futuristic world. Tin is looking after his little sister Nickel one afternoon when she grabs hold of a balloon and floats away! Tin and his dog Zinc set off in hot pursuit as she floats towards the big city... Can they rescue Nickel before she goes too far?

In this gripping, imaginative, and hilarious adventure -- comprised of an unforgettable crew of misfits -- a boy and his mechanical friends discover the truth about his past. “Robots never seemed so human. One of a kind and utterly fantastic. ” -- Eoin Colfer In an alternative England of the 1930s where the laws of mechanics govern even the most talented engineers, a mismatched group of mechanicals want nothing more than to feel human. Under the guardianship of the devious and unlicensed Gregory Absalom, an engineer who creates mechanical children, they have no choice but to help him in his unlawful practice. But through his unethical work, Absalom winds up creating a loyal and lively group of friends who will go to the ends of the Earth for one another. When the storys protagonist, Christopher, discovers a devastating secret about himself and the friends are torn apart, its up to his friends to find him. What theyll discover is the secret about the dark experiment that ended in disaster many years before . . . Tin is an adventure story about friendship, courage, and loyalty, and what it means to be human.