Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything - just wants to be normal.

He wants a name that doesn't stand out. He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fitted him. He dreams about a mum who doesn't get the Big Bad Reds, like his mum Morag.

But most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free food.

But when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get caught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. The next day it's splashed across the papers. Before Solo knows it, he becomes a viral sensation, and life may never be normal again.

Solo's uphill pursuit of security, community and connection will break your heart and then mend it.

James Fox works in the international division of a children's publisher. He has previously worked as a children's and YA buyer for retail. He has picked up writing credits for The Huffington Post, LYRA Magazine, Door is a Jar Journal, and Flash Fiction Online, and has taken writing courses with The Poetry School and City Lit. The Boy in the Suit is his debut novel.

Number of pages: 384
Reading age guide: 8 to 12 years
Publication date: 12th September 2024
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780702333101
Format: Paperback

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