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The Song from Somewhere Else

AF Harrold author Levi Pinfold illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:2nd Nov '17

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A powerful and poignant story about friendship from the author of the critically acclaimed The Imaginary,illustrated by award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman

Winner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for Illustration 2018Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway MedalLonglisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal Frank doesn’t know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from bullies one afternoon. No one likes Nick. He’s big, he’s weird and he smells – or so everyone in Frank’s class thinks. And yet, there’s something nice about Nick’s house. There’s strange music playing there, and it feels light and good and makes Frank feel happy for the first time in forever. But there’s more to Nick, and to his house, than meets the eye, and soon Frank realises she isn’t the only one keeping secrets. Or the only one who needs help … A poignant, darkly comic and deeply moving story about the power of the extraordinary, and finding friendship where you least expect it. Written by the author of the critically acclaimed The Imaginary and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold, this is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman.

Broodingly atmospheric ... A fantasy blending the strange and the everyday * Sunday Times *
Extraordinary ... as moving, strange and profound as Skellig * Guardian *
It is the oddest, most surprising and most extraordinary book ... Levi Pinfold’s striking black and white illustrations depict a bleak, uncaring cityscape as harsh as Harrold’s prose. ... It is one of the most exciting and peculiar reads of the decade * CBI Mind Yourself 2020 Reading Guide *

ISBN: 9781408884751

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 375g

240 pages