About a Boy

By (author): "Nick Hornby"
Publish Date: May 11th 1998
About a Boy
ISBN0140285679
ISBN139780140285673
AsinAbout a Boy
CharactersWill Burrows, Fiona Waters, Ellie
Original titleAbout a Boy
'How cool was Will Freeman?'Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy.Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after his mum and has never owned a pair of trainers. But Marcus latches on to Will - and won't let go. Can Will teach Marcus how to grow up cool? And can Marcus help Will just to grow up?