A heartfelt and poignant tale about two brothers, Frank and Max, navigating their relationship amidst life's challenges. With themes of family, compassion, and understanding, this award-winning novel by Katya Balen explores the bond between siblings, one of whom is autistic. A moving read for fans of middle-grade literature.
Set on the Island of Ayrie, this poignant tale by Katya Balen explores friendship and the meaning of home. Tilda's idyllic life is disrupted by newcomer Albie, who resists her efforts to connect. To bridge their worlds, Tilda considers a dangerous journey to a forbidden island, haunted by her own past. A heartfelt story of discovery awaits.
A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD.October and her dad live in the woods. They sleep in the house Dad built for them and eat the food they grow in the vegetable patches. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends. They read the books they buy in town again and again until the pages are soft and yellow - until next year's town visit. They live in the woods and they are wild. And that's the way it is.Until the year October turns eleven. That's the year October rescues a baby owl. It's the year Dad falls out of the biggest tree in their woods. The year the woman who calls herself October's mother comes back. The year everything changes.Written in Katya Balen's heart-stoppingly beautiful style, this book is a feast for the senses, filled with the woodsmoke smell of crisp autumn mornings and the sound of wellies squelching in river mud. And, as October fights to find the space to be wild in the whirling chaos of the world beyond the woods, it is also a feast for the soul
_______________'Original, compulsive, uplifting: this is another triumph for Balen' - Alex O'Connell, The Times Children's Book of the Week'Balen's best book yet: ambitious, funny, spirited, moving, heartfelt and bold all at once. She's a force to be reckoned with' - Ross Montgomery_______________From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022, comes a life-affirming story about blended families and learning to find room in your heart for new life and new love.Tom is still quiet and timid, even though his dad has been gone for nearly two years now. Zofia is the opposite. Inside her there's a raging storm that makes her want to fight the whole world until she gets what she wants. And what she wants is for scaredy-cat Tom to get out of her life. Tom hates loud, unpredictable Zofia just as much, but he's moving into Zofia's house. Because his mum and Zofia's dad are in love ... and they're having a baby. Tom and Zofia both wish the stupid baby had never happened. But then Tom's mum gets ill, and it begins to look horribly like their wish might come true ... A story of learning to trust, trying to let go and diving into the unknown with hope in your heart, with a stunning cover illustrated by CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Sydney Smith._______________
From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and heart-warming story about sisterhood, found family and accepting love in the most unusual and unknown places. Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads about the birds, feeds the lands and nurtures the world around her. They are twin sisters. Different and the same. Separate and connected. They will always have each other, even if they don't have a mother and don't know their beginning. But they do want answers. Answers to who their mother is and where she might be. What their story is and how it began. So when a fox appears late one night at the house, Fen and Rey see it as a sign - it's here to lead them to their truth, find their real family and fill the missing piece they have felt since they were born. But the wildlands are exactly that: wild. They are wicked and cruel and brutal and this journey will be harder and more life changing than either Fen or Rey ever imagined ...
From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and heart-warming story about sisterhood, found family and accepting love in the most unusual and unknown places. Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads about the birds, feeds the lands and nurtures the world around her. They are twin sisters. Different and the same. Separate and connected. They will always have each other, even if they don't have a mother and don't know their beginning. But they do want answers. Answers to who their mother is and where she might be. What their story is and how it began. So when a fox appears late one night at the house, Fen and Rey see it as a sign - it's here to lead them to their truth, find their real family and fill the missing piece they have felt since they were born. But the wildlands are exactly that: wild. They are wicked and cruel and brutal and this journey will be harder and more life changing than either Fen or Rey ever imagined ...
Following a traumatic accident, a special friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music in this stunning novella from celebrated author Katya Balen. The blackbirds' song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children's fiction. After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music she's always loved. She exists in a world of angry silence - furious with her mum and furious she can't seem to play her beloved flute any more. Then she meets Noah, who shows her the blackbirds' nest hidden in the scrubland near their flats. As their friendship grows, the blackbirds' glorious song reignites Annie's passion for music. But when tragedy strikes again, will her fragile progress be put at risk?
Eine berührende Geschichte über Neuanfänge und unerwartete Geschwisterliebe. Tom und Zofia, zwei gegensätzliche Charaktere, müssen trotz ihrer Konflikte zusammenarbeiten, als ein krankes Geschwisterchen auf die Welt kommen könnte. Sie wollen 1.000 Papierkraniche falten, um einen Wunsch zu erfüllen.
Nur Müll? Von wegen! Mit den Schlammlerchen auf Schatzsuche Heftige Erdbeben erschüttern London, das Wetter spielt verrückt und die Themse scheint plötzlich ein Eigenleben zu haben: Könnte das etwas mit dem seltsamen Ding zu tun haben, das Clem, Zara und Ash – Mitglieder des Schatzsucher-Clubs von der Themse – im Schlamm des Flussufers gefunden haben? Der Fluss und der wahre Besitzer des Gegenstands scheinen danach zu rufen! Clem und ihre Freunde müssen sich in das spannendste – und nasseste – Abenteuer ihres Lebens stürzen, um ihre geliebte Heimat zu retten. »Voller schrulliger Charaktere und fantasievoller Elemente.« BookTrust Der Fluss ruft dich ... Entdecke eine kreative und abenteuerliche Unterwasserwelt voll fantastischem Wortwitz Zugängliche kurze Kapitel, dabei ausgesprochen spannend und originell Von der preisgekrönten und von der Presse hochgelobten Autorin Katya Balen Lebending, liebevoll und detailreich illustriert von Rachael Dean
Musik bedeutet für Annie alles! Doch als bei einem Autounfall ihr Arm verletzt wird, glaubt Annie, nie wieder Flöte spielen zu können. Sie gibt ihrer Mutter die Schuld daran und zieht sich zurück in eine Welt aus Stille und Wut. Bis sie eines Tages Noah trifft, der ihr ein Amselnest zeigt, verborgen im Gebüsch ihrer Wohnsiedlung. Während sich Annie gemeinsam mit Noah um die Amselfamilie kümmert, findet sie durch die Lieder der Vögel den Weg zurück zu ihrem eigenen Flötenspiel. Poetischer Kinderroman über die Kraft der Musik – leicht zu lesen und gefühlvoll erzählt. Einfach super lesbar! Mehr zu den super lesbaren Büchern unter www.superlesbar.de
