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The Worlds We Leave Behind
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION
The Worlds We Leave Behind
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION
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Description
Now available in paperback – an extraordinary story about friendship and betrayal, revenge and retribution, but also redemption. Ideal for 11+ readers who enjoy Stranger Things. Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration in 2023.
'Luxuriantly illustrated by the fabulous Levi Pinfold. This exceptional book about friendship and paths not taken should rake in awards.' Observer
Hex never meant for the girl to follow him and his best friend Tommo into the woods. He certainly never meant for her to fall off the rope swing and break her arm. When he gets blamed for the accident, Hex runs deep into the woods, ending up in a strange clearing that he has never come across before. There he meets an old woman who offers him a deal. She'll rid the world of those who wronged him and Hex can carry on his life with them all forgotten and as if nothing ever happened. But what Hex doesn't know is someone else has been offered the same deal.
When Tommo wakes up the next day, he is in a completely different world, with only the vaguest memories of the world before. Can Tommo put the world right again? Back to how it was? Or can he even find a way to make a new world that could be better for them all?
This is a gripping and surreal contemporary fairytale that fans of David Almond will love.
Product details
Published | 04 Feb 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 272 |
ISBN | 9781526623874 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Children's Books |
Dimensions | 198 x 150 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A “what if” story about alternative versions of lives, and the consequences of our actions. Levi Pinfold adds dark, realist, atmospheric illustrations that heighten the drama.
Children's Book of the Week, The Sunday Times
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A beautifully written dark & twisty book which lingers long after the final page has been turned. Levi Pinfold's haunting illustrations add to the magic
Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
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Yet again A.F Harrold & Levi Pinfold have produced a near perfect work of art. Harrold words bring wit and wonder together, and their spirit is beautifully caught by Pinfold's images.
Carnegie-winning author, Anthony McGowan
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AF Harold is an astonishing writer and this story of lost and found friendships is brimming over with dark imagination and magical storytelling. No one will be able to forget spending time in his world
Keith Gray
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A dark and intriguing mystery, full of Pinfold's breath-taking artwork.
Editor's choice, The Bookseller
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Broodingly atmospheric ... A fantasy blending the strange and the everyday
Sunday Times