


Fortunately, Todd finds then a few days later and helps Viola escape. He then kidnaps Viola and injures Todd in the process. In The Knife of Never Letting go, Aaron fights Todd and Viola. Viola is kidnapped by Aaron, in the books H also hides them in his wagon, so that they can sneak into places, without being noticed. In the trilogy, Wilf is a farmer, who helps Viola and Todd throughout. Unfortunately, the character didn’t make it to the final cut of the movie. The character of Wilf was set to be played by Oscar Jaenada. Later on when they are attacked by Spackle, Todd kills it, driven by embarrassment over his cowardice and worried by the attack. Todd is unable to kill Davy and he thinks this is because he (Todd) is a coward. In The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd and Viola are attacked by Davy. Todd doesn’t kill in the movies but he does in the books Their thirteenth birthday, when they are told the truth about how the women died, and their sixteenth birthday, when they become men, after killing someone. In Prentisstown, two birthdays are significant for the boys. Todd’s humanity sets him apart from other men. Book Todd is not able kill because of his humanity “Furiously paced, terrifying, exhilarating and heartbreaking, it’s a book that haunts your imagination.7. “I would press the Chaos Walking trilogy urgently on anyone, anyone at all.” Ness’s novel is at once a breakneck thriller and a fable about fear, love and redemption.”

“Imagine a world where the thoughts of men and boys are broadcast for all to hear, good and bad. Set before the events of The Knife of Never Letting Go, it is the story of Viola’s dramatic journey to the New World. This unflinching novel about fear, flight and the terrifying path of self-discovery won both the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize.Īlso features the short story, The New World. Secrets that are going to force him to run… But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. Imagine you don’t fit in with their plans… Imagine you’re the only boy in a town of men.
