Red Sky in the Morning

Twelve-year-old Anna is looking forward to the birth of her baby brother. Ben arrives, but is disabled and will never be like other children. Anna loves him with her whole heart, but she finds herself unable to admit the truth of Ben''s condition to her school friends. Eventually the truth gets out and leads not to the ridicule Anna expected, but to sympathy and understanding. An emotional and wonderfully written story by Elizabeth Laird, Red Sky in the Morning was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal.

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Laird, Laird Elizabeth
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.02.2016
• EAN: 9781509802937
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-0293-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Disabilities & Special Needs, Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement