Michael Byrne’s first novel, Lottery Boy, is an action packed story about a young boy, Bully and his strange dog, Jack, who sleep on the streets. His mum’s last present to him before she died was a lottery ticket which turns out to be a winning ticket and soon everyone on the street wants it. This story follows his journey to survive and quest to claim the lottery prize.
It is a tense book, and it puts you in Bully’s shoes and makes you realise how tough it is living on the streets. I think this book maybe seen as mainly aimed at teenage boys, as they could probably relate to Bully the most, however because of Michael Byrne’s vivid descriptions I felt like I was Bully. I couldn’t put the book down because I was so eager to find out what was going to happen next! Although, I thought this book was brilliant, there were some elements in the story I felt were unexplained, such as why he called some people zombies. I would recommend any teenager to read this book and have this adventure!
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