MapHead

by Lesley Howarth

Book Overview

Twelve-year-old MapHead, a boy with strange powers from an alternative world, travels to England in search of his human mother. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0744577713
• ISBN13: 9780744577716
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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"MapHead" is one of Lesley Howarth's fictional books. It's about, Boothe (MapHead is his real name) and his dad, Power, who are from outer space. They are on a challenging journey to the Earth, to find Boothe's mortal mum. Because they have to get used to the human life and surroundings, they undergo a bunch of weird incidents. Like when Boothe visits a man named Mr. Bandy for breakfast...Mr. Bandy then questions Boothe "Don't you have boiled eggs at home?" and Boothe answers "We just crack `em and drink `em down." "MapHead" with no doubts, is a book filled with comical events! Personally, I think that this amusing book "MapHead" is worth a try reading, for people who like fictional stories filled with a great mix of destination, trust and friendship! I found it a slightly bit confusing to understand because I didn't feel that I was into the book when I read it. After reading "MapHead", however, I started thinking about what kind of things I'd do if I ended up on some kind of Subtle World. It's pretty cool to read, in the omniscient point of view, what Boothe's opinion is on the human planet, Earth. For English readers aged around 11-13, "MapHead" would be a splendid and entertaining book to read. If u already have read "MapHead", and you liked it, then Lesley Howarth has written other children books, like "MapHead2", "Mister Spaceman", "Paulina", "The Pits" and a lot more. Lesley Howarth has a numerous way of expressing her writing. Though she describes things a lot in her writing, I think there still could be more describing to do. "MapHead" has won the "Guardian Children's Fictional Award".

Mad About Maphead

Though I am years (regrettably) from being a young adult, I was still dazzled by the writing and images put forth in this sci-fi coming of age novel. Maphead's subtle world of catshakes, teleportation and invisibility exists alongside what seems are own too normal world. It is in the normal world that Maphead's pursuit for his mother and for his life's meaning takes place. His amazing talent to flash maps across his face along with his unease in the normal world make him an instant outsider. Sadly, Maphead can find no map for happiness. During the course of the novel, he must decide in which world he truly belongs. Maphead is perfect for young adults searching for their own identity and place in the mundane adult world. The novel also shows that a good, well written novel is ageless. Fans of Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy will enjoy Howarth's take on coexistent realities.