The Climbers

Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship.Longlisted for the Carnegie MedalSully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister's tangled branches and clamber up Double Trunker with ease. But when new kid Nottingham shows up and astonishes everyone with his climbing skills, Sully's status is under threat and there's only one way to prove who's best. Sully and Nottingham must race to climb the last unnamed tree. Whoever makes it to the top will become a legend. But something spiteful and ugly has reared its head in Sully ... Is it worth losing everything just to reach the top?Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

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"Keith Gray is a fine author for young adults, with an understanding of teenagers that rings true. This dyslexia-friendly novella, for any audience, demonstrates that a book that is brief and written in simple language can still be profound ... a neatly constructed page-turner" -- The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week

Product details

• Authors: Keith Gray, Gray Keith
• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.08.2021
• EAN: 9781781129999
• ISBN: 978-1-78112-999-9
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & Men, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Peer Pressure, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, People & places (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 11 years, For reluctant or struggling readers (children / teenagers), Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage: Short stories