I have not read the book yet but for anyone who is looking to encourage a reluctant reader you must try this book. But what should have been a laugh, a lark, turns deadly when the weather changes and they are caught in a blizzard. Love of siblings, of parents, of surrogate parents, of animal companions, and of course the first crush. 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.

Before turning to writing full-time, he worked as a nightclub bouncer, a journalist and a civil servant. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed.

We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life. From the award winning and Carnegie nominated Anthony McGowan, this is already set to be another best seller. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! But the final chapter of the book reveals that Kenny understood all along that this was nothing but a story. We read literary fiction, non-fiction, classics and children’s books, all genres and styles embraced in our aim to share the love.

I also loved that book and thought it would have been a worthy winner, but I’m particularly interested in Lark‘s win because its physical presentation marks something of a turning point in Barrington Stoke’s presentation of its books. I am overjoyed to say that my child was absolutely captivated by this story and finished the book in 2 days.McGowan creates characters whose background (working-class northern) is too little represented in fiction for young people, and he makes us know them and live their experience as if we were there. It is the story of a boy who, after hearing his parents arguing, comes to believe that he is responsible for the death of Father Christmas, and thus must take his place. Ross Welford introduces Time Travelling with a Tortoise, the sequel to Time Travelling with a Hamster, and a whole new time travel adventure!