num_pages: 128
description: One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this zany story tells how a factory-made boy is delivered to an unsuspecting Mrs Bartolotti in a large tin can. The perfect child and far-from-conventional mother discover a lot about growing up, and how children and adults are supposed to behave.
language: English
title: Conrad the Factory Made Boy
titlecomplete: Conrad the Factory Made Boy
genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Humor, Novels, German Literature, Indonesian Literature, School, Young Adult, Fiction
ratings_count: 1619
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Batchelder Award
publisher: Heinemann Educational Secondary Division