The storage of paintings from the London National Gallery inside an abandoned mine near the tiny Welsh town of Manod, drastically changes the dreary town where it rains all the time, and alters forever the life of Manod's only boy, Dylan, who is fond of soccer (which, being the only boy, he doesn't often get to play) and cars (which, helping at his parents' gas station, he sees a lot of), but not particularly interested in paintings. Things are especially stirred up when Minnie, Dylan's criminal-mastermind-in-training sister, decides to pull the art heist of the century. This is an entertaining story full of amusing incidents, and nine year old Dylan is a hilarious narrator, who does not always have a complete grasp on the events happening around him. For instance, Dylan befriends Lester, a Londoner who is the paintings' primary caregiver, after a mixed message conversation-- Dylan was talking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but Lester thought he meant the Renaissance artists, and mistakenly concluded that Dylan was a young art prodigy; further mishaps do nothing but reinforce Lester's inaccurate view. The supporting characters are all eccentric, but still realistic. The story's greatest strength, though, is the way that one by one, the people of the town (and also Lester), are inspired by art around them and slowly begin to change Manod and their lives for the better, creating a unique story about the transformational power of art. Readers ages nine through thirteen will best appreciate the book's humor. Read more Cottrell-Boyce has won two major British awards for children's books, the 2004 Carnegie Medal for Millions, which originated as a film script, and the 2012 Guardian Prize for The Unforgotten Coat, which was commissioned by a charity. [3] [4] Personal life [ edit ] Being shortlisted for the Guardian Prize gives you a particularly warm glow because it is awarded by a panel of your fellow authors. Past winners include my childhood heroes - Alan Garner, Leon Garfield, Joan Aiken - and contemporary heroes like Mark Haddon, Geraldine McCaughrean and Meg Rosoff.” But if you just spend a lot of time saying I love this, I love this picture, I love that anecdote, I love this boy, I love this idea, I love all these different things and put them in a notebook then the story comes that will encompass them all. a b c d Frank Cottrell Boyce (29 July 2012). "The night we saw our mad, fantastical dreams come true". The Observer. London . Retrieved 29 July 2012.

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a b c "A life in writing: Frank Cottrell Boyce". Susanna Rustin. The Guardian 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-28. The family is strapped for money so his sister, obsessed with master criminals and crimes, thinks it's time for a perfect crime of their own. So that was how it started. I came and looked at pictures and thought 'What would I like?', which one suggested a story to me. And then myself and my son, we went to Manod, we went to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is the real town that Manod is based on and we just looked around and thought well, what pictures connect with this town? Frank Cottrell Boyce: I didn't go to the National Gallery as a child, because I don't live in London and I think I had only been once on a school trip, or something like that, before I thought of this story.Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an accomplished, successful and award-winning author and screenwriter. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Fiction Award (now the Costa Book Award) and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and Millions, his debut children's novel, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2004. And the other thing is that where I live, I live on the beach near Liverpool, and someone installed a huge work of art on the beach. It was a very lonely, industrial beach, it's not attractive at all, it's just where the ships come in. And there is a promenade but it's quite wintery and windy and miserable. And someone put these statues on the beach – an artist called Antony Gormley – and since then it's been really busy and it's like there is a permanent festival going on. Interviewer: You write stories for film and television as well as books. Artists tell stories in one painting. How are they different? Framed, set in North Wales, is the story of how paintings moved from the National Gallery in London affect the town of Manod.

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Set almost entirely in Wales, Framed tells the story of 10-year-old Dylan Hughes and his family's struggle to keep their small petrol station, which sits at the foot of a mountain in North Wales, afloat. Konflik tiba di saat keluarga anak ini mengalami kesulitan ekonomi. Muncullah ide yang dilontarkan oleh adiknya yang menurutnya jenius, untuk mencuri lukisan-lukisan tersebut. Manod develops an interest in art and Lester develops an interest in Manod, in the form of the lovely Angharad, the local school teacher. Through the transformative power of art, Manod starts to transform itself, beginning with the service station, where Mam and the children revive the flagging fortunes of the petrol station by broadening the services they offer into catering and a coffee bar. This edition of Framed includes bonus material and discussion questions from Frank Cottrell Boyce, and illustrations by Steven Lenton. About This Edition ISBN:In charge of this is Lester, an intelligent but uptight art curator who prefers paintings to people. That is, until a funny and pivotal misunderstanding leads him to invite Dylan to view the paintings inside the mountain. What ensues is good news for both Lester and the rather depressed town of Manod. This book is categorised as a children's book, normally I am perfectly fine with reading children's books because they are fun and really entertaining. However with this book it was just too childish. Pretty sure this is my favourite book of all time. Dylan (the main character) is so believable as a young boy, the voice is very accurate. The entire book is charming and funny, while also being quite thought-provoking and really sweet/heartfelt at times. Sometimes it makes me roll on the floor laughing and at other times I almost want to cry. All the characters are believable, and even the most ridiculous situations are rationalised in the mind of Dylan, allowing the reader to see through the eyes of this little kid and experience the wonder that comes with that. Boyce's lightness of touch is a delight. One of the many strands of this multilayered book is the redemptive power of art. Blinded by Dylan's apparent love of art, Lester fails to see what a genuine effect it has on those around him, including Daft Tom (who helps out at the garage). It inspires window displays, colourful umbrella parades - don't ask - and so much more. It took me about a year to write 'Framed', which was longer than I thought it was going to be, because it just popped into my head that you would have one picture, one story. And I came to the gallery and looked at all the pictures, and it was like shopping – I was trying to figure out which pictures I would like in the story.

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The time will soon come when Frank Cottrell Boyce's children's titles have passed into the canon of the classics and we won't remember the days when he wasn't producing fabulous books. Hot on the heels of the announcement that his first book, Millions, has won the Carnegie, comes Framed, a book of wonderful originality and readability. Buch des Monats des Instituts für Jugendliteratur/Book of the Month by the Institute for Youth Literature (Germany), Millions And walking around the Gallery, I saw people have been able to tell a whole story in one picture and I found that kind of amazing. And I was really interested in how they do that and it's always worth going and seeing how have they done that?Dawtrey, Adam. "Phantom scribe gets BIFA nom". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006 . Retrieved 29 July 2012. So, as soon as I thought of this story, I thought well I've got to go to the National Gallery and I want to know everything about the gallery, not just the pictures. So I wrote to somebody here at the gallery and they were just incredibly kind and welcoming. So my first proper trip to the gallery, I didn't come through the main door, I was taken to the side door and pressed the bell and it felt really special. He met Denise Cottrell, a fellow Keble undergraduate, and they married in Keble College chapel. Together they have seven children. [9] He is also a patron of the Insight Film Festival, [10] a biennial, interfaith festival held in Manchester, UK, to make positive contributions to understanding, respect and community cohesion. [11] He has also created a fantastic trilogy, writtenwith his trademark wit, warmth and sense of story, based upon Ian Fleming's novel, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, comprising Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon.