Products specifications
Author
|
Jo Cotterill |
Pub Date
|
05/05/2016 |
Binding
|
Paperback / softback |
Pages
|
256 |
Country
|
United Kingdom |
Dewey
|
823.92 |
GBPPrice
|
6.99 |
Availability
|
Available |
AR Level
|
Middle Years, Book Level: 4.3 |
A poignant story about dealing with grief through the magic of reading and friendship.
Calypso's mum died a few years ago and her emotionally incompetent Dad can't, or won't, talk about Mum at all. Instead he throws himself into writing his book A History of the Lemon. Meanwhile the house is dusty, there's never any food in the fridge, and Calypso retreats into her own world of books and fiction.
When a new girl, Mae, arrives at school, the girls' shared love of reading and writing stories draws them together. Mae's friendship and her lively and chaotic home - where people argue and hug each other - make Calypso feel more normal than she has for a long time. But when Calypso finally plucks up the courage to invite Mae over to her own house, the girls discover the truth about her dad and his magnum opus - and Calypso's happiness starts to unravel.
'A story of great warmth and emotional wisdom' LINDA NEWBERY