Twelve

WINNER OF THE NERO PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S FICTION
FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BEARMOUTH, COMES THIS HAUNTINGLY MAGICAL NEW NOVEL, HAILED BY READERS AS A MODERN CLASSIC

______ 'Hauntingly beautiful' Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
'The Twelve reads like a modern classic, with echoes of Alan Garner, Marcus Sedgwick, and C.S. Lewis.' Essie Fox
'Dark, dreamy, surreal and beautiful.' Katya Balen, author of October, October

______It's supposed to be a treat for Kit, a winter holiday by the coast with her sister Libby and their mum. But when Libby vanishes into thin air, and no one else remembers her, Kit is faced with a new reality - one in which her sister never existed.
Then she meets Story, a local boy who remembers Libby perfectly. Together they embark on a journey beyond their wildest imagination into a world steeped in ancient folklore. Can Kit and Story uncover the secret of the Twelve and rescue Libby before Time runs out?

Product details

• Authors: Liz Hyder
• Assisted by: Tom de Freston (Illustration), Tom de Freston (Illustration)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2024
• EAN: 9781782693987
• ISBN: 978-1-78269-398-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy