Nightjar

Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen returns with a stunning tale about a fractured bond between father and son - and the injured bird that helps to heal it.When Noah's dad visits from New York, he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in the countryside. Noah is determined to save the bird, but his dad believes they should leave it alone to let nature take its course. As father and son argue, it becomes clear that Noah is angry about more than just the bird. He feels abandoned and misunderstood by his dad, who has moved to the US and started a new family there that doesn't seem to have room for Noah. Can they find a way to build a new relationship and rediscover the common ground between them?

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"Thoughtful, calm, beautiful and wise" -- Ross Montgomery

Product details

• Authors: Katya Balen
• Assisted by: Richard Johnson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.05.2023
• EAN: 9781800901667
• ISBN: 978-1-80090-166-7
• No. of pages: 78
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds, JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Jewish, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, For reluctant readers (children), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories