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    Lionboy
    Lionboy
    Lionboy
    Audiobook8 hours

    Lionboy

    Written by Zizou Corder

    Narrated by Simon Jones

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    About this audiobook

    Charlie Ashanti is the son of two scientists who are kidnapped as the result of a dramatic discovery they've made (the cure for asthma, which is rampant in this near-future world). Ten-year-old Charlie decides to go in search of them, and uses his ability to speak Cat (which he's had ever since he was scratched by a leopard as a baby) to gain helpful information. The local cats of London point him in the right direction and even deliver messages from him to his parents and back. When Charlie finds himself aboard a floating circus that's heading to Paris, he befriends the circus lions, who become his further accomplices. He'll help them escape the circus as this first book in a trilogy draws to a close.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateDec 15, 2003
    ISBN9781598873160
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    • 5/5
      I first heard this audiobook when my parents bought it for me on CD when I was about 10 years old. I listened to it so many times and loved the story. Now, 10 years later, I have discovered that both the other books in the trilogy are available as audiobooks on Scribd and I have been inspired to go back and listen to Lion Boy again to refresh my memory on the finer details (I don't think I'll ever forget the main plot) before jumping into the next two. I do understand the writing style is aimed at children, but I believe that the plot line of the story would be appealing to all ages.

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    • 5/5
      It is one of the best books I ever listened to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • 4/5
      Well-done world-building and character development. No cliches or tropes. The description of the circus is reason enough, imo, to read the book.

      I love how Charlie is a kid - brave, clever, but still a kid. I love how we spend time with the parents - they aren't just vaguely waiting to be rescued. I love how even minor characters are well-developed.

      I found the book both intelligent and exciting. My only quibbles are the big heaping pile of luck at the end, and the fact that I don't quite care enough to follow the rest of the adventure.
    • 4/5
      This book is about an african american boy named charles, who lived in afica with his parents. One day his parents were parent napped by a bully named Rafi. Now scared by rafi Charles runs away to one of his parents friend who leaves africa on a HUGE ship that goes to france. On this boat is one big circus the charles works at throughout the story. He starts as a money trainer but then gets upgraded to the lionboy.
    • 4/5
      Inventive book set sometime in the future, post-environmental apocalypse.
    • 5/5
      lion boy is about this seemingly normal kid name charlie ,but he has a secert he can speak cat.It happened when his DNA mixed with a leopard when he was in africa.It might help him ,when his parent and him are kidnapped, because they found the cure for asmua.He escaped ,but now he has to go to find them.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic! A truly imaginative book with creative setting characters and plot. Not the same old recycled adventure! My only peeve is that the end hangs . . . I like closure! I can't wait to read the rest in the series.
    • 5/5
      Charlie's mum is English and his dad is African, from Ghana. He has lived with them in both places. His parents are scientists. They have been kidnapped, but Charlie does not know by who or why or where they are.He sets off from their home in London to find them, and ends up hired as a lion trainer on a circus ship- he is Lion Boy!This is good because he speaks "Cat".First book in the Lionboy trilogy.
    • 4/5
      Classic adventure story replete with lions, big enjoyable characters, and a circus. Very readable, fast paced and highly entertaining.
    • 5/5
      The Lion Boy trilogy is one of the most enjoyable and entertaining series to be published in years. The full-formed characters of Charlie, Rafi, King Boris, and crew draw the reader into an exciting adventure filled with kidnappings, wild animals, and a fight to put an end to a mysterious evil laboratory. Add in exotic locations such as Morocco, Venice, and Africa, and you've got a book you can't put down. The narrator of the audio book does a fantastic job of bringing the many characters to life. My only complaint with this series is that the first book did start out rather slow, which is too bad because some readers might be lost with the slow beginning. But the pace picks up considerably with the next two books.
    • 5/5
      Charlie Ashanti is a very special boy. Since he was very small, he's had the ability to speak with cats. This can come in handy sometimes... Like when his scientist parents are kidnapped and Charlie runs away to find them and escapes onto a wonderful circus boat where he meets a pride of lions that is willing to help him in exchange for his help getting them free from the circus...A rip-roaring fantasy adventure with a very likeable main character.
    • 1/5
      I had a hard time with this one.
    • 3/5
      Interesting young adult fantasy for a Saturday stuck indoors. Not the greatest, but not a bad read either. It leaves you hanging so have the sequels ready or you will be disappointed.