'I said to myself, Dylan, there's only four things you know about painting: the names of four painters -- Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michaelangelo ...the party dude.' Dylan Hughes is more interested in the Ninja Turtles than in the Renaissance artists they are named after. He is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in and out of Manod - what car they drive, what they're called, even their favourite flavour of crisps. But when a mysterious convoy of lorries trundles up the misty mountainside towards an old, disused mine, even Dylan is confounded. Who are these people - and what have they got to hide? A story inspired by a press cutting describing how, during WWII, the treasured contents of London's National Gallery were stored in Welsh slate mines. Once a month, a morale-boosting masterpiece would be unveiled in the village and then returned to London for viewing.
This is a funny and touching exploration of how Art - its beauty and its value - touches the life of one little boy and his big family in a very small town.
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Frank Cottrell Boyce is the award-winning author of many books including Millions, Cosmic, The Astounding Broccoli Boy and Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth . He is also a successful writer of film scripts and, along with Danny Boyle, devised the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics.
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