'It's good that I've found this secret place . . . No one can get to to me up there. It's totally safe.'In real life, Jake is never safe. He lives in constant fear of his mother's violent boyfriend. But in his imaginary tower he can dream up his own father - the stranger who gave him a cuddle and a fluffy duck the day he was born and went away for ever. Jake doesn't believe dreams ever come true. But sometimes they do - in strange and surprising ways.Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Jake's Tower by Elizabeth Laird is a powerful and moving novel that spotlights the issue of domestic abuse.
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Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Jake's Tower is a powerful and moving novel from award-winning author Elizabeth Laird.
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Jake's Tower is a powerful and moving novel from award-winning author Elizabeth Laird.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781509826711
Publisert
2017-02-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Macmillan Children's Books
Vekt
122 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

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Om bidragsyterne

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books, including The Garbage King, The Prince Who Walked with Lions and The Fastest Boy in the World. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.