The Truth of Things: Collected edition including novellas Brock, Pike and Rook (Conkers) - Softcover

Anthony McGowan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781128464 ISBN 13: 9781781128466

Publisher: Barrington Stoke, 2019

Synopsis

A stunning collected edition of Anthony McGowan's critically acclaimed novellas Brock, Pike and the Carnegie Medal-shortlisted Rook.

Life is pretty tough for Nicky and Kenny. Their mum is gone and their dad has had his troubles. Money is tight and people can be cruel about Kenny's learning difficulties. But through it all, the brothers stick together, sharing adventures and their love of the natural world, while finding humour in the most difficult of circumstances

"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

About this title

About the Author

Anthony McGowan is the author of many critically acclaimed YA novels 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.

From the Back Cover

"All of the bad things that were in my mind – the bad memories, the regrets, the pain – they all got blown away by the wind and by Kenny’s laughter."

Life is pretty tough for Nicky and Kenny. Their mum is gone and their dad has had his troubles. Money is tight and people can be cruel about Kenny’s learning difficulties. But through it all, the brothers stick together, sharing adventures and their love of the natural world, while finding humour in the most difficult of circumstances.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781128464
• ISBN 13: 9781781128466
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: N/a
• Number of pages: 384