<div><div><div>Malaysian teenager Mat makes a life-changing move from&nbsp;the quiet kampung where he was born&nbsp;to Ipoh, the rapidly industrializing nearby town.&nbsp; Living far from his rural roots at a boarding school,&nbsp;he discovers bustling streets,&nbsp;modern music, heady literature, budding romance, and through it all his growing passion for art.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The companion novel to the critically acclaimed <u><i>Kampung Boy</i></u>, <u><i>Town Boy</i></u> offers more of Lat's delicious storytelling and enchanting pen-and-ink artwork.&nbsp; At once exotic and familiar, his cartoon world builds a bridge for readers into another world, another culture, and another time.&nbsp; </div></div></div>