Readers first met Louisiana Elefante in Kate DiCamillo’s unforgettable Raymie Nightingale, now she has her own story, and what a tale it is. Both painful and funny, this is a book that will have readers alternatively shouting at its central characters, and cheering them on.Īuthor: Kate DiCamillo Format: Hardback Release Date: Nielsen gives him good friends, and a talent for memorising facts, both of which help to set up a better future for him.
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As they struggle to cope living in a (stolen) camper van, Astrid uses her panoply of lies to the full and Felix reluctantly goes along with it, ready to support his mother even when it’s really difficult. These range from ‘the invisible lie’, through the ‘no-one gets hurt’ to the biggest, the ‘someone might lose an eye’ lie. Astrid has a flexible attitude to truth and Felix has developed a chart to measure the lies she tells as they navigate their lives. Twelve-year old Felix lives with his mother Astrid, only rarely seeing his dad. Despite being a story of homelessness and poverty, it will leave readers cheered and thoroughly reassured about the strength and resilience of the human spirit. October 2018 Book of the Month | | Susin Nielsen’s new novel features unforgettable central characters, and is beautifully written her ear for dialogue – young teen to teen, young teen to parent, young teen to emergency services – pitch perfect. Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2020 | Although best known for Millions, it is his second novel, Framed, that I go back to time and time again: the laugh-out-loud funny and try-not-to-cry story of nine-year-old Dylan Hughes, man of the house, boss of the failing family business, and the only boy left in Manod.Īuthor: Susin Nielsen Format: Hardback Release Date: Joanna Nadin: Frank Cottrell Boyce writes boys with humour, irony and compassion. I can't recommend this book highly enough. and families, and what makes them tick, stop ticking and then tick again.
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I could tell you that it's about the redemptive power of art but I'm not absolutely sure how to spell 'redemptive' and, anyway, what it's really about is a boy and his dad. Stumbling upon books such as Framed is one of the perks of the job. Philip Ardagh: Reviewing children's books for a national newspaper on a fairly regular basis means that I have to read a goodly number of books I might never otherwise have made the time to do. Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton Format: Paperback Release Date: įramed was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Prize 2007 'The Book I Couldn't Put Down.' and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal | Framed has been chosen as a favourite book by our Guest Editors Philip Ardargh and Joanna Nadin.
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