Awards

• Long-listed for Derbyshire Schools' Book Award 2019
• Long-listed for Grampian Children's Book Award 2019
• Long-listed for Southern Schools Book Awards 2018
• Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards Rapid Reads Category 2019

Overview

A dark YA tale of love, loss and the supernatural from Queen of Teen Juno Dawson, collaborating for the first time with prize-winning illustrator Alex T. Smith. Since the crash, since Eliza died, Samuel can't find a way to go on. His need to see his love again is overwhelming, and so he ventures into the strange, terrifying world of Hoodoo. Samuel is about to make a pact with powers he cannot comprehend, let alone control…A chilling tale of love that reaches beyond the grave.

Full Product Details

Author:   Juno Dawson ,  Alex T. Smith
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   Barrington Stoke Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 20.00cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781781126042

ISBN 10:   1781126046
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   05 October 2017
Recommended Age:   From 9 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Children/juvenile ,  Teenage / Young adult ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Reviews

There aren't enough illustrations used in YA fiction, and Alex T Smith's terrifying, gothic pictures complement this dark tale beautifully -- The Times A deliciously succinct, creepy thriller interspersed with Alex T. Smith's shadowy, atmospheric images -- The Guardian Dawson deals very deftly with powerful issues of life, religion and death. The emotions felt by Sam and his circle are highly nuanced, despite the brevity of the book -- Books for Keeps This beautifully presented novella is creepy, disturbing and genuinely chilling ... a substantial and complex addition to any super-readable bookshelf -- BookTrust A cracking Halloween read ... pulls no punches and delivers some ghastly shocks ... a real page turner -- The Letterpress Project

Author Information

Juno Dawson is the international bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including the bestselling Clean and This Book is Gay, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she and was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today. Alex T. Smith is an award-winning illustrator of children's books including the Claude series. He is a World Book Day Illustrator.

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