8. Nostalgia
Scribbleboy - Philip Ridley
Bailey arrives in a new neighbourhood with his extraordinary family. He has no friends but receives a mysterious invitation to join the Scribbleboy Fan Club. The one and only founder member is Ziggy Fuzz. His vital mission is to spread the word about Scribbleboy and his amazing scribbles which years ago transformed the gloomy grey concrete of the neighbourhood.
This book was bought for my brother when I was 8 and he was 9. I used to read it in secret when he was downstairs or out with friends because I knew he wouldn't let me read it before he had finished it. I remember that it was the first mystery I had read. There are no real chapters either so it was one of those books I would have to stop reading in the middle of an adventurous part and be wondering what will happen next for a few days. The page I took a photo of is my favourite illustration and the part of the story that always stuck in my mind.
When I was about 13 I asked him if I could keep the book, he didn't really read kids books anymore, and it's been in my collection ever since.
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