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OverviewZoe Bird is going nowhere fast. She's angry and lonely, and her only true friend is her granny, whose Alzheimer's is worsening. When her parents put Granny in a home, Zoe decides now is the time to break free. She smuggles Granny out and together they hit the tracks on a cross-country trip to find Zoe's long-lost uncle. But there will be some home truths along the way. . . An emotional story about family, surviving school and being true to yourself for fans of The Art of Being Normal and Unbecoming. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allan StrattonPublisher: Andersen Press Ltd Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.207kg ISBN: 9781783445219ISBN 10: 1783445211 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 04 May 2017 Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews'A beautiful, heartbreaking, yet wonderfully funny portrayal of the love between a granddaughter and her ailing grandma ... Engaging and gripping from the get-go. Stratton writes some of the wittiest dialogue in YA fiction today' -- Susin Nielsen I love this book - a riveting page-turner full of likeable, flawed, believable people. It's beautiful, heartbreaking, yet wonderfully funny. Stratton writes some of the wittiest dialogue in YA fiction today. -- Susin Nielsen The Way Back Home is raw, funny, brutal and profoundly humane. It broke my heart and then healed it again -- Susan Juby Terrific. I read it in one big gulp. Does Stratton have an ear for dialogue or what? His splendid new novel involves a journey from a painful past into something like, well, utter grace. Like all of Stratton's work, this is a read that makes us recognise the pilgrimages we are all on, and cheer at the thought that they might, they really might, be successful. Gary D Schmidt By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, and always life-affirming, this will be adored by readers who enjoyed Jacqueline Wilson at a younger age. -- Joanne Owen Lovereading4Kids This book is one to remember! Exploring many different and deep concepts and emotions, The Way Back Home shows the importance of family, friendship and trust. -- Olivia Arnold, age 12 for lovereading4Kids.co.uk The Way Back Home enticed me more and more with each page, as I read on, I found myself unable to stop. -- Rebekah Marsh, age 14 for lovereading4Kids.co.uk One of the best books I have read in a long time. -- Olivia Dally-Fitzsimons, age 13 for lovereading4Kids.co.uk The Way Back Home was an interesting and different book to what I have read before. Inside the pages lies a vivid story, about a girl trying to protect herself and her granny. -- Ella, age 13 for lovereading4Kids.co.uk Author InformationAllan Stratton is the internationally bestselling and awarded author of Chanda's Secrets, which was made into the Cannes Festival hit Life, Above All. Awards include the Printz Honour Book, two Junior Library Guild selections (US), two Canadian Library Association Best Book Awards, inclusion on the inaugural Pearson Foundation/Writers' Trust Read-for-Your-School list, and a Times Book of the Week. His work has been published in fifteen countries. For more information, please visit his website at www.allanstratton.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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