The Weight of a Thousand Feathers-9781408871546

The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

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By: Conaghan, Brian
Format: Paperback / softback
Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date of Publication: 13/06/19
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781408871546
Dimensions in mm: 196 x 124 x 24
Description: WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019LONGLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019Angry, stirring and tender, this is a bold, questioning exploration of the lengths to which we?_Tll go for the people we love. From the Costa Children?_Ts Book Award winning author of When Mr Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us Together. Bobby Seed has questions. What?_Ts another word for ?_~thesaurus?_T? How can I tell Bel I want her as my girl friend, not my girlfriend? How much pain is Mum in today? Has she taken her pills? And sometimes, secretly, Why us?Bobby?_Ts little brother Danny has questions too. Will Bobby let him have Rice Krispies for dinner? And can he stay up late on the computer? And why won?_Tt Mum?_Ts stupid illness just GO AWAY?But it?_Ts Mum?_Ts question for Bobby that could turn everything on its head. It?_Ts the Big One. The Unthinkable One. If Bobby agrees, he won?_Tt just be soothing her pain. He?_Tll be helping to end it. Would he? Could he?Perfect for readers of Patrick Ness and Malorie Blackman.