The Boy Who Fooled The World

When Cole’s painting brings worldwide acclaim and instant fame, he discovers that white lies and fine art lead to all manner of mysteries and mishaps in this page-turning tale from the author of The Goldfish Boy.

Telling a little white lie now and then is harmless, right? But what if it leads to you being a household name and international celebrity?

Cole is the odd one out at school: the other kids have the latest gadgets and trainers while his family struggles to make ends meet.

Until the day one of his paintings is talent-spotted and sells for thousands of pounds at a posh London gallery. Suddenly, Cole is the toast of the international art world, the star guest on TV shows, rich beyond his wildest dreams, hailed as a boy genius!

Being famous is FANTASTIC… but Cole has a guilty secret that if exposed will bring everything crashing down around him…

A story of fame and fortune, making mistakes and learning to be true to yourself, from the bestselling author of The Goldfish Boy.

Published by Scholastic

About the author:

Lisa Thompson is a children’s novelist born in Essex, UK.  Her debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was published in 2017 and went on to become a bestseller.  The Goldfish Boy has been nominated for numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal, The Branford Boase Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and was given a starred review by Kirkus Reviews. A stage production of The Goldfish Boy was commissioned for a short run by the Oldham Theatre Workshop.

Lisa has gone on to write more best-selling novels, including The Light Jar, The Day I Was Erased and The Boy Who Fooled The World.  Her novella, Owen and the Soldier, was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards.

Lisa is leading creative writing workshops in primary schools across Shropshire for the Shrewsbury Bookfest Schools’ Week 2021 project.