Good Night Boy

Informationen zum Autor Nikki Sheehan is a freelance journalist and a mentor at Little Green Pig, helping young people to be creative with words. Her previous book, Swan Boy, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. She has three children and lives in Brighton. Klappentext A tale of two very different worlds, both shattered by the loss of loved ones. Tragic, comic and full of hope, thanks to a dog called Boy. The kennel has been JC's home ever since his new adoptive father locked him inside. For hours on end, JC sits and tells his dog Boy how he came to this country: his family, the orphanage and the Haitian earthquake that swept everything away. When his adoptive mother Melanie rescues him, life starts to feel normal again. Until JC does something bad, something that upset his new father so much that he and Boy are banished to the kennel. But as his new father gets sicker, JC realizes they have to find a way out. And so begins a stunning story of a boy, a dog and their journey to freedom. Zusammenfassung A tale of two very different worlds! both shattered by the loss of loved ones. Tragic! comic and full of hope! thanks to a dog called Boy.

Product details

• Authors: Nikki Sheehan, Sheehan Nikki
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781786072108
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-210-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / General, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / General