A powerful and immensely moving story of friendship, family and happiness, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens.

Aman's dad is gone, leaving her feeling lost and alone. She struggles to talk about it, but it's a fact and he isn't coming back. When a lovely man called Gurnam moves in to her street and saves Aman from some local bullies, he and Aman quickly become friends, perhaps even like family. But Gurnam has his own sadness. One that's far bigger than Aman can understand, and it's tearing his life apart. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 13+

A powerful and immensely moving story of friendship, family and happiness, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens.

About the Author

Bali Rai was born in Leicester where he grew up in a multicultural community dreaming of playing football for Liverpool FC, being Bob Marley or becoming a writer. He writes the books he would have enjoyed as a teenager and his book Rani and Sukh is a set-text for GCSE English. His novel, Killing Honour, won the North East Teenage Book Award, and was described as "utterly compelling" by The Bookseller.

Reviews

"A touching and sensitive portrayal of loss and the way love can be found when it looks least likely" - The Letterpress Project

"A brilliantly written and empathic story that sensitively addresses themes of love, loss, family, friendship, bullying, mental health depression, homophobia, identity and acceptance ... Powerful and poignant" - Teacher

Awards
Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards (Rapid Reads Category) 2019. Long-listed for Bristol Teen Book Award 2019.



Book Information
ISBN 9781781128329
Author Bali Rai
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint Barrington Stoke Ltd
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 12mm