Description
An unforgettable story about one family searching for happiness in the heartache of divorce, from Costa Award-winning author Brian Conaghan. Perfect for 10+ fans of Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Ross Welford and Elle McNicoll
About the Author
Brian Conaghan lives and works in the Scottish town of Coatbridge. He was a teacher for many years, and his novel When Mr Dog Bites was shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal. The Bombs That Brought Us Together won the 2016 Costa Children's Book Award, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers won the 2018 Irish Book Award for Teen/YA Book of the Year, and We Come Apart, a verse novel co-authored with Carnegie Medal-winner Sarah Crossan, won the 2018 UKLA Book Award. Cardboard Cowboys, Brian's first middle-grade novel, published in 2021 and is full of his trademark heart, humour and crackling dialogue. @ConaghanAuthor
Reviews
Conaghan, a beautiful writer who loves to surprise, takes this unlikely pair of cowboys on a road trip to the north of the country. And so Bruce becomes the father figure Lenny needs, Lenny the responsibility Bruce craves as their back stories get a slow reveal. * Alex O'Connell, The Times Children's Book of the Week on Cardboard Cowboys *
With the feel of a modern-day classic, this book will make readers cry but is also hysterically funny and life-affirming * BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021 on Cardboard Cowboys *
This is an energetic charmer of a book * Irish Times on Cardboard Cowboys *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526653925
Author Brian Conaghan
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC