Katya Balen

Original compulsive uplifting this is another triumph for Balen Alex O Connell The Times Children s Book of the Week Balen s best book yet ambitious funny spirited moving heartfelt and bold all at once She s a force to be reckoned with Ross Montgomery From the author of October October winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022 comes a life affirming story about blended families and learning to find room in your heart for new life and new love Tom is still quiet and timid even though his dad has been gone for nearly two years now Zofia has a raging storm that makes her want to fight the whole world until she gets what she wants And what she wants is for scaredy cat Tom to get out of her life Tom hates loud unpredictable Zofia just as much but he s moving into Zofia s house Because his mum and Zofia s dad are in love and they re having a baby Tom and Zofia both wish the stupid baby had never happened But then Tom s mum gets ill and it begins to look horribly like their wish might come true A story of learning to trust trying to let go and diving into the unknown with hope in your heart with a stunning cover illustrated by CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Sydney Smith

As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary VOGUE Private Revolutions could be a Netflix series for family violence and romance abound IRISH TIMES A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them Incredible SUNDAY TIMES A revelatory moving and tender tale of hopes fears and change PETER FRANKOPAN A Sunday Times Observer & BBC Highlight for 2024 This is a book about the coming of age of four women born in China in the 1980s and 1990s in a society about to change beyond recognition It is about Leiya who wants to escape the fate of the women in her village Still underage she bluffs her way on to the factory floor It is about June who at fifteen sets what her family thinks is an impossible goal to attend university rather than raise pigs It is about Siyue ranked second to bottom of her English class who decides to prove her teachers wrong And it is about Sam who becomes convinced that the only way to change her country is to become an activist even as the authorities slowly take her peers from the streets With unprecedented access to the lives hopes homes dreams and diaries of four ordinary women over a period of six years Private Revolutions gives a voice to those whose stories go untold At

WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2022 WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE SHADOWERS CHOICE AWARD 2022 A very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status The Times Children s Book of the Week A modern classic relevant comforting and life affirming Scotsman The perfect Autumn read Primary Teacher Bookshelf A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD October and her dad live in the woods They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends They live in the woods and they are wild And that s the way it is Until the year October turns eleven That s the year October rescues a baby owl It s the year Dad falls out of the biggest tree in their woods The year the woman who calls herself October s mother comes back The year everything changes Written in Katya Balen s heart stoppingly beautiful style this book is a feast for the senses And as October fights to find the space to be wild in the whirling chaos of the world beyond the woods it is also a feast for the soul

When the mudlarking gang find a mysterious cutlass on the banks of the Thames they immediately know that something fishy is afoot When the cutlass vanishes and Mrs Drummonds disappears too it s down to Clem and the gang to find them The mystery leads them to a band of ghost pirates who will stop at nothing to find their long lost treasure With the help from their friends in the Undercity the gang must set sail on the seven seas solve riddles and save the day This is the third instalment in the critically acclaimed series from award winning author Katya Balen

The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen. Junos furious about being sent to stay with her grandfather for the summer. Shell miss all the fun she and her friends had planned for the holidays. Shell also miss her mum, but its her mums fault for leaving anyway. Then Juno discovers a long-forgotten little family in her grandfathers attic. As she works to carefully craft a new home for them, can she learn to forgive her mum and understand her reasons for going away?

Following a traumatic accident, a special friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music in this stunning novella from celebrated author Katya Balen. The blackbirds song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in childrens fiction. After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music shes always loved. She exists in a world of angry silence furious with her mum and furious she cant seem to play her beloved flute any more. Then she meets Noah, who shows her the blackbirds nest hidden in the scrubland near their flats. As their friendship grows, the blackbirds glorious song reignites Annies passion for music. But when tragedy strikes again, will her fragile progress be put at risk?

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. 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 Noahs 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 doesnt seem to have room for Noah. Can they find a way to build a new relationship and rediscover the common ground between them?

Le premier tome dune série irrésistible sur lamour des animaux ! Le plus grand rêve de Manon est d’avoir un chien, mais son Papa ne la pense pas assez responsable pour s’occuper d’un animal. Prête à

Octubre y su padre viven en el bosque. Octubre está a punto de cumplir once años y es feliz en la naturaleza. Habitan una cabaña que su padre ha construido y conoce los árboles, las piedras, el lago y las estrellas como la palma de su mano. Asi son las cosas y asi deberian seguir siendo. Hasta el dia en que Octubre cumple once años. Es el año en que Octubre rescata una cria de lechuza. El año en que su padre cae del arbol mas alto del bosque y tiene que ir al hospital. El año en que la mujer que dice ser su madre, y que se marcho cuando ella tenia cuatro años, vuelve. El año en que todo cambia. Novela Ganadora de la Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022

Fen y Rey fueron descubiertas de bebés en una madriguera en las tierras salvajes: acurrucadas y bien abrigaditas por el pelaje naranja de una zorra. Desde allí se las llevaron a un orfanato ubicado entre la vida civilizada y el territorio inhospito en el que aparecieron. Fen es feroz y libre. Siente una conexion especial con los zorros y escucha a todas horas la llamada de lo salvaje. Rey es timida. Lee sobre aves y nutre el mundo que la rodea. Son hermanas gemelas. Diferentes e iguales. Siempre contaran la una con la otra, pero buscan respuestas: quien es su madre, cual es su historia y como empezo. Asi que cuando una zorra aparece una noche, creen que es una señal: esta ahi para guiarlas hacia su origen, encontrar a su madre y completar la pieza que les falta desde que nacieron. Pero las tierras salvajes son exactamente eso: salvajes. Son crueles y brutales, asi que el viaje resultara mas duro de lo que creen y cambiara sus vidas mas de lo que Fen o Rey jamas imaginaron, "OLa hora del zorro" destaco ante todos los miembros del jurado por su riqueza narrativa, demostrando la necesidad de aventura e interaccion c

En la remota isla de Ayrie nunca pasa gran cosa. Todo el mundo se conoce, los días se parecen unos a otros y el mar marca el ritmo de la vida. Para Tilda, Ayrie es, sencillamente, perfecta. Y entonc