Jake's Tower

''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.

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 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781509826711
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-2671-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Peer Pressure, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Abuse