Why a Booktrail?
1999: A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter.
Second Best
What you need to know before your trail
It’s 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime. A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life. But how can he escape his failure, especially when it’s the most famous film series in the world?
Travel Guide
Harry Potter locations
The story is about the boy who was up against Daniel Radcliffe to play the part of Harry Potter in the films. Locations are not strong in the book but the series of Harry Potter books is of course strong on location and so some of these are in the novel. The main locations on the map are the places created by the success of the films in London.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Second Best
Destination: London Author/guide: David Foenkinos Departure Time: 1999
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