Author(s): Anthony McGowan

Young Adult | Dyslexia-friendly | Adventure | Social Issues & Relationships

Things are tense at home for Nicky and Kenny. Their mum's coming to visit and it will be the first time they've seen her in years. A lot has changed since they were little and Nicky's not so sure he's ready to see her again. When they head for a trek across the moors to take their minds off everything, a series of unforeseen circumstances leaves the brothers in a vulnerable and very dangerous position. There might even be a chance that this time not everyone will make it home alive. A thrilling adventure intertwined with a poignant tale of brotherly love, Lark is a masterclass in storytelling and the perfectly pitched endnote to these critically acclaimed novellas.

RA9 IA11+

Review:

"A standalone masterpiece" -- Chair of Judges, CILIP Carnegie Medal
"Heart-rending but perfectly pitched ... life-affirming" -- Guardian
""Funny, scatological, terrifying, heartwarming and heartbreaking" -- Sunday Times
"Never have three sparsely written novellas packed such an emotional punch. Not a word is wasted and, for me, they are the absolute definition of the word 'classic'" -- Phil Earle, Guardian

Prizes: Winner of Carnegie Medal 2020. Short-listed for Bury Grammar School Book Award 2020 and Wirral Book Award 2019-2020 2020. Long-listed for UKLA 2020 and Spellbinding Award - Cumbrian Secondary SLS 2020.

Author Biography: ANTHONY MCGOWAN is the author of many critically acclaimed YA novels including Hellbent, Henry Tumour and The Knife That Killed Me, the last of which has been released as a film. He won the 2006 BookTrust Teenage Prize, the 2007 Catalyst Award and has been shortlisted for a raft of other major children's literature prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for Rook in 2018.