Good Boy: (Dyslexia-friendly) (Super-readable YA) - Softcover

Peet, Mal

 
9781781128527: Good Boy: (Dyslexia-friendly) (Super-readable YA)

Synopsis

A powerful, unsettling examination of fear and anxiety from the multi-award-winning Mal Peet, with stunning illustrations from Kate Greenaway-longlisted illustrator Emma Shoard.

Sandie has been battling it since childhood: the hulking, snarling black dog of her nightmares. For years, her precious pet dog Rabbie has kept the monster at bay, but when he is no longer there to protect her, the black dog reappears to stalk Sandie in her sleep …

Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.

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About the Author

Emma Shoard is an illustrator and printmaker who graduated in 2011 from Kingston University’s Illustration & Animation course. She also works part-time as a bookseller for Daunt Books. Emma has twice been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for her work on Siobhan Dowd’s The Pavee and the Buffer Girl and Mal Peet’s The Family Tree.

From the Back Cover

A sinister black dog stalks Sandie Callan in her sleep. Its glinting eyes and low blood-curdling growl leave her terrified. Only her precious pet mongrel Rabbie can keep the monster at bay. But when Rabbie is no longer there to protect her, Sandie's worst nightmare returns.

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