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Furthermoor

Darren Simpson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Usborne Publishing Ltd

Published:3rd Mar '22

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A Monster Calls meets Coraline, in this spellbinding story about the power of the imagination.

The real world is a hostile place for twelve-year-old Bren, his schooldays stalked by vicious bully, Shaun, and his family life fractured at home. Ever since his sister Evie died in an accident, Bren's only safe space is Furthermoor, an imagined world of mechanised trees and clockwork animals, where Evie is still alive. In Furthermoor, no one can hurt Bren...until the mysterious Featherly arrives.

Now Bren is forced to confront his deepest fears and decide if his place in the real world is worth fighting for.

Enter a world as vast and dark as your imagination, in this unforgettable coming-of-age story about courage, friendship and finding your voice.

Spellbinding * The i *
Simpson is a compelling writer, his prose clear and muscular... Children of ten and upwards will find much within this involving work to transport them. * Literary Review *
Older readers will enjoy this dark and intriguing tale * The Week Junior *
A dark, imaginative and a mesmerising read. * A. M. Howell, author of The Garden of Lost Secrets *
Absorbing, tense and poignant * Books for Keeps *

  • Winner of Brilliant Book Awards 2023 (UK)
  • Short-listed for Portsmouth Book Award 2023 (UK)
  • Short-listed for The Badger Books Award 2023
  • Long-listed for Juniper Book Awards 2023 (UK)
  • Nominated for The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2023 (UK)

ISBN: 9781474976701

Dimensions: 199mm x 148mm x 19mm

Weight: 230g

288 pages