Anthony McGowan

Rook

A Novel Volume 3

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about. This time, it's not his dad or Kenny who needs help--his dad's sorting his life out and Kenny's busy making plans with his new best friend. Now it's Nicky's turn to struggle--with a school bully, his first love, and the fact that everything is about to go very, very wrong"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Union Square & Co.
• High Readability edition
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 128mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781454954804
• ISBN-10: 1454954809
• Artikelnr.: 69123916

Autorenporträt

Anthony McGowan is the author of many critically acclaimed YA novels, including Hellbent, Henry Tumour, and The Knife That Killed Me. His Rook was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and judges described the 2020 Carnegie Medal winner Lark as "a standalone masterpiece." He lives in England.

Rezensionen

"Gritty, unflinching and authentic ... with a life-affirming warmth" - Carnegie Judging Panel

"Lucid and sharp as broken glass, it's a book filled with raw, elemental emotion" - The Guardian

"Rook is an outstanding piece of writing ... unflinching and authentic, funny and gritty and a treasured addition to my bookshelves" - Waterstones Bookseller

"[McGowan's] ability to accurately represent the inner lives of young people is unparalleled" - The Bookbag

"[McGowan's] writing manages to convey elements of anxiety, despair, fear and hopelessness but all is underscored with a dash of exuberant humour" - Letterpress Project