The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

by Brian Conaghan
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 14/06/2018

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WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018

LONGLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019


Angry, stirring and tender, this is a bold, questioning exploration of the lengths to which we'll go for the people we love. From the Costa Children's Book Award winning author ofWhen Mr Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us Together.**


*Bobby Seed has questions. What's another word for 'thesaurus'? How can I tell Bel I want her as my girl friend, not my girlfriend? How much pain is Mum in today? Has she taken her pills? And sometimes, secretly, Why us?


Bobby's little brother Danny has questions too. Will Bobby let him have Rice Krispies for dinner? And can he stay up late on the computer? And why won't Mum's stupid illness just GO AWAY?


But it's Mum's question for Bobby that could turn everything on its head. It's the Big One. The Unthinkable One. If Bobby agrees, he won't just be soothing her pain. He'll be helping to end it.


Would he? Could he?


Perfect for readers of Patrick Ness and Malorie Blackman.*

ISBN:
9781408871553
9781408871553
Category:
Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
14-06-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Brian Conaghan

Brian Conaghan was born and raised in the Scottish town of Coatbridge but now lives in Dublin. He has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow.

For many years Brian worked as a teacher and taught in Scotland, Italy and Ireland.

His novels include The Boy Who Made it Rain, When Mr Dog Bites, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal, and The Bombs That Brought Us Together, published in 2016 to critical acclaim. 

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