Cover of The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
Circus & Carnival

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

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  • 2001 first published
  • 232 pages
  • 13 editions
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David Almond's The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (2001) is a circus fiction novel. The story is set in What places are there?, in When is it set?. It features People (Stanley Potts and Annie and Stan). Readers will find themes of circus, piranhas, runaways and runaway children.

15 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.

At about 232 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • What places are there?

Era

  • When is it set?

Characters

  • People (Stanley Potts
  • Annie and Stan)

Subjects

  • Complex words, Try to find some
  • Circus
  • Children's stories
  • Piranhas
  • Runaways
  • Runaway children
  • Niños prófugos
  • Circos
  • Novela juvenil
  • Parañas
  • Ficcion juvenil
  • Children's fiction
  • Fishes
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Child and youth fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas?

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas was written by David Almond and first published in 2001.

What genre is The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival.

How long is The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas?

The median edition has 232 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas?

Readers who like it often enjoy Five Go Off in a Caravan, The Circus of Adventure and Five Are Together Again.

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