There's a dragonfruit tree at the bottom of Tomas' grandad's garden. Tomas takes a funny fruit from it & is shocked when a tiny
... Max was such a cute boy, until he learned the word NO!
It's a no to getting dressed, it's a no to having a bath,
Don Mullan was a young dyslexic boy growing up in a Northern Ireland being violently torn apart by the Troubles. Having witnessed Bloody Sunday he was tempted to join the IRA, as many of his contemporaries did. But the boy had a hero. & he was English. This is the story of how Don was mesmerised at an early age by the great England 1966 World Cup winning goalkeeper, Gordon Banks. In 1970 he met Banks in Ireland & the encounter was to have a profound impact on Don & a primary reason why he rejected violence. A powerful, moving & unforgettable story, The Boy Who Wanted To Fly is for everyone who's ever had a hero.