# The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket

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- Book: [The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-boyne/the-terrible-thing-that-happened-to-barnaby-brocket) ([The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-boyne/the-terrible-thing-that-happened-to-barnaby-brocket.md))
- Authors: [John Boyne](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-boyne)
- Publisher: knopf_books_for_young_readers
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-0797-764-9
- Published: 2013-01-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary 8-year-old boy in most ways, but he was born different in one important way: he floats. Unlike everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity. His parents, who have...