We Are Giants - Softcover

Dodd, Amber Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784294217 ISBN 13: 9781784294212

Verlag: Quercus Children's Books, 2016

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A total page-turner...very moving and touching. (Jacqueline Wilson)

It deals with topics that would be familiar to a lot of 9-12 year olds...refreshing and heartwarming, without being too sickly - well worth a read! (Waterstone's Books Quarterly)

This book will have you well and truly hooked from the opening chapter [...] It's a truly wonderful and touching book that doesn't shy away from some important and sensitive issues. We loved it to bits! (ReaditDaddy)

An engaging story that will appeal to fans of Jacqueline Wilson... The story weaves in a very informative explanation of the challenges of dwarfism through the prejudice and practical challenges Sydney's mum has to face in her daily life... (Sue Magee The Bookbag)

...a touching and sensitive book, told with great insight and understanding; it is always realistic, does not gloss over the problems but gives a positive and encouraging spin. (Parents In Touch)

For readers of Lara Williamson and R J Palacio, this début promises to be an original and warm-hearted take on grief, growing up and living with a disability. (Fiona Noble The Bookseller)

You can really relate to what they feel and think ... it's wonderfully written (Kat Winter – Guardian Children’s Books Site Young Reviewer The Guardian)

It was refreshing to see such a diverse family ... I found myself wrapped up in the story and read it in one sitting. It is a book that will keep you turning the pages wanting more ... A truly thoughtful and moving read. (BookLoverJo)

There is lots to talk about within the book and lots to like about it too. It doesn't set out to be too complex, but tells a story by wholeheartedly bringing its characters to life. The story has giant heart - although of course, size doesn't matter (Clare Zinkin Minerva Reads)

We Are Giants is one of those books that I didn't know I needed in my life until I owned it, but now that I do it has pride of place. I hope many readers find this treasure. (Luna's Little Library)

Reseña del editor

'A total page-turner...very moving and touching.' JACQUELINE WILSON

A brilliantly funny and wonderfully warm-hearted story about love, family, and what it means to be different.

Sydney thinks her mum Amy is the best mum in the world - even if she is a bit different. When everyone else kept growing, Amy got to four feet tall and then stopped right there. The perfect height, in Sydney's opinion: big enough to reach the ice cream at the supermarket, small enough to be special. Sydney's dad died when she was only five, but her memories of him, her mum's love and the company of her brave big sister Jade means she never feels alone . . .

But when the family are forced to move house, things get tricky. Sydney and Jade must make new friends, deal with the bullies at their new school and generally figure out the business of growing up in a strange new town.

And Sydney doesn't want to grow up - not if it means getting bigger than her mum...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Quercus Children's Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1784294217
• ISBN 13: 9781784294212
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256