Hi Barbara! I think the second one is best: "The book tells the story of a boy since he was a child UNTIL his death." You could even add an "up" in front of until - it doesn't change the meaning, but lots of native speakers would say it that way. But I would replace "since he was a child" with "from his childhood", so it reads like this: "The book tells the story of a boy from his childhood up until his death." This is a common way to frame time periods: "... from x time until x time." For example: "I lived in the city from when I was eighteen until I was twenty-three." I hope this helps! Matt

- The book tells the story of a boy since he was a child UP TO his death. I think this better imparts the meaning.

Thank you Javid! very useful suggestions.

Hi buddy I don't want to ruin your statement but something better came to my mind The book tells the story of a man from his birth to his death. The book tells the story of a man ( you want to describe his whole life) from his childhood to his death. I think it's not common to use since for your description ( by your respect)

I don't want to ruin your statement but something better came to my mind The book tells the story of a man from his birth to his death. The book tells the story of a man ( you want to describe his whole life) from his childhood to his death. I think it's not common to use since for your description ( by your respect)