Everyone, except his mother, thinks Troy is odd. However, when his love of numbers helps him estimate the number of chocolate beans in a jar those around him realize that while Troy's view of life may be odd, in its own way it is brilliant. story, for children from the age of eight, is about Troy, a boy living in a secret locked-up world. His family thinks he is crazy, mad, nutty, barmy - all except his mother, who prefers to pretend there's nothing really wrong. Even she has to take notice when policemen start knocking on doors and Troy gets excluded from school. Amy reviewed an interesting book called “Seriously Weird” by Gene Kemp. Troy feels different from other children but he loves numbers. He is fine when he is by himself but he doesn’t feel fine when he is with other people. When he guesses the correct number in a competition, people realise that has a special talent. He has a sister called Claire who is Amy’s favourite character.
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