Where the River Takes Us (Lesley Parr)


Edition: 平裝書 Paperback
價格:
銷售價格HK$64.00 原價HK$104.00
庫存狀態:
預計入庫日期 - 2024年11月12日
Product Info
English Age 13 - 17
平裝書 Paperback 320 pages 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 公分
Approx. weight: 0.25 kg
Publication date: 16 Mar,2023
Barcode: 9781526647771 Bloomsbury

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Author: Lesley Parr  |  English  


It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced power usage means less hours for people to work, and less money to get by on. Thirteen-year-old Jason feels the struggle keenly. Ever since his parents died, it's just been him and his older brother Richie. Richie is doing his best, but since he can't make ends meet he's been doing favours for the wrong people. Every day they fear they won't have enough and will have to be separated.

One thing that helps distract Jason is the urban legend about a beast in the valleys. A wildcat that roams the forest three villages up the river from their bridge. When Jason's friends learn of a reward for proof of The Beast's existence, they convince Jason this is the answer to his and Richie's money problems. Richie can get himself out of trouble before it's too late and the brothers can stay together.

And so a quest begins ... Starting at the bridge of their village and following the river north, the four friends soon find themselves on a journey that will change each of them ... forever.

With echoes of 
Stand By Me, this thrilling middle-grade adventure gives us the most exquisite characterisation and a page-turning plot with relatable themes, making this utterly timeless and one of the finest historical fiction stories in the market today.

 

About Author

Lesley Parr is the author of three novels for children. Her debut, The Valley of Lost Secrets, was published in 2021 and was both a Waterstones Book of the Month and longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. It won the Tir na n-Og Award, the King’s School Chester Book Award and the North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award, as well as being shortlisted for many others. Her second book, When the War Came Home was nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

Lesley grew up in South Wales and now lives in England with her husband. A former primary school teacher, she shares her time between writing stories and tutoring adults. Apart from books, rugby union is her favourite thing in the world, especially if Wales is winning.

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