There might even be a chance that this time not everyone will make it home alive… a shorter novel particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant, or dyslexic readers.

Kirkus Reviews said of it: "the author’s delight in unearthing the overlooked pain points of everyday life and laughing at them makes up for the fractured, willy-nilly nature of the narrative. Lost on the Yorkshire Moors, their planned adventure – a distraction from the impending arrival of their estranged mother – has begun to turn to peril. On my very first day, I was talking in line outside, and the next thing I knew, I was looking up at the sky. It starts quite slowly, with a lot of banter, but it soon turns into an all-too-imaginable, thrilling adventure/rescue story. Rather than foregrounding the ‘gritty realism’ of the series, it emphasises its links to nature, and perhaps to the heritage of literary writing about nature.It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything.

The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon (Chapter: "Cricket and Class". This author has a style all of his own, but if you are a fan of simply written, short books - Tom Palmer's, for example, you will like this. Since 2017, when the all-white longlist and shortlist prompted widespread and well-founded criticisms about the lack of diversity in the Medal, CILIP has implemented a wide-ranging review of both the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals and has begun the process of change.

The brothers set off on their adventure, with Kenny’s beloved Jack Russell Tina skipping at their heels. Now every time I go for a walk in the fields near me and hear the larks singing, I think of a particularly lovely passage in the book.

It’s been my biggest ever writing challenge, and I hope you feel as intensely about it as I did as I wrote it. His Barrington Stoke titles include the Carnegie Medal shortlisted Rook and the 2020 Carnegie Medal winner Lark which the judges described as "a standalone masterpiece". How to Teach Philosophy to Your Dog: Exploring the Big Questions in Life by Anthony McGowan (review)". Tom's scrapbooks are always fascinating, full of photographs, notes and snippets of history that inspire his books, and this one is no different! On finishing it, and with a tear in my eye, I instantly set about finding the first three books in the series, Brock, Pike, and Rook.But when an outdoor adventure to take their minds off everything goes from bad to worse, there's a chance that not everyone will make it home alive. My feeling is that it is, insofar as knowing about Barrington Stoke is a useful frame for understanding what the book sets out to do (it’s also important to know that the book is the last of a series, even though it works – as it must according to the criteria of the Medal – as a stand-alone read). I worked with a very nice woman once who always read the last page of a book before she started reading - anathema to me, I rarely even read the cover blurb, because one of my pet hates is finding something out before I’ve read the book, seen the film, heard the whole story etc. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. I liked the adventure in this story and the way different pieces of information and background were added gradually.