By Luke Palmer (author)
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Shortlisted for The Branford Boase Award 2022
Sixteen-year-old Josh’s father was killed in the suicide bombing of a train, while he was going to work. This challenging novel chronicles the grief of Josh and his mother and also the attempt to radicalise Josh made by a group of white supremacists.
The judges for The Branford Boase Award commented: ‘An unflinching exploration of an important subject’; ‘I felt really immersed in it’; ‘a powerful read’; ‘there’s a sense of raw newness’.
A white supremacist group and its violent leader targets teenage Josh, who is struggling to cope with his father's recent death at the hands of terrorists. Will he find the strength to resist, or will his unlikely relationship with Dana give them both the escape that they so badly need?
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An unflinching and muscular exploration of grief, and what we plant in the spaces that loss leaves inside us, Grow is a tense and compelling novel of our current social landscape.
Luke Palmer is an award-winning YA author, poet, and secondary school teacher. His debut novel, Grow , was recognized as a Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Year and earned nominations for prestigious awards including the Branford Boase and Carnegie Medals. His follow-up novel, Play , further solidified his reputation, being shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Grow and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Grow features in the following genres: Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Gritty Reads, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Grow was written by Luke Palmer and published by Firefly Press Ltd
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