The Boy Who Knew (Carlo Acutis)

DEAD? DEFINE DEAD.

"You have leukemia."

Daniel's just received the worst news a teen can get. The adults in his life are crumbling under the shock. In desperation, he turns to his parish priest for help and is introduced to a boy his age, Carlo Acutis-who just happens to be dead.

Daniel's convinced the priest is wasting his time. But as he struggles to come to terms with his uncertain future an unlikely friendship develops between him and the holy dead boy-who may not be quite so dead after all.

The Boy Who Knew is the first title in Carnegie Medal nominee Corinna Turner's new 'Friends in High Places' series. If you've always been interested in the saints but find dry biographies boring and hard to get through, this fast-paced story is for you.

Friends in High Places is a short fiction series that provides saint's biographies in the context of imaginary teenager's lives. The stories are written primarily to entertain, with inspiration and education thrown in for free