By Carlie Sorosiak (author)
"A heartfelt, moving, thought-provoking adventure starring a very special mouse"
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Clementine is a very special mouse. Genetically modified in a laboratory, she is super smart, able to solve complex mathematical equations and to understand human speech. There’s even more to Clementine though; freed from the lab by a sympathetic research assistant and dropped into a mailbox, she describes her thoughts and adventures in a series of imaginary letters to her friend, fellow lab inmate Rosie, a gentle and desperately sad chimpanzee.
The letters reveal Clementine to be caring, compassionate and wise. Thanks to her new human friends, eleven-year-old Gus and his grandfather Pop, who discover Clementine and her fellow lab mouse Hamlet, Clementine is offered a chance to escape the lab forever, and maybe save Rosie too. It all depends on her ability to win the respect and love of the general public, the stage for this a chess tournament broadcast on Pop’s TV show.
Carlie Sorosiak explores a wealth of themes in her story, the cruel treatment of animals of course, as well as the nature of intelligence, and the power of friendship and love; she fills it too with humour and suspense, all built on genuine emotions. It’s impossible not to be moved by Clementine’s story, and this little mouse is a truly original and memorable literary heroine.
A funny, wise and heartwarming story, with a truly one-of-a-kind hero, from the author of the highly-acclaimed I, Cosmo and My Life as a Cat.
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A funny, wise and heartwarming story, with a truly one-of-a-kind hero, from the author of the highly-acclaimed I, Cosmo and My Life as a Cat .
I am an optimist. A very difficult thing to be, sometimes, at three inches tall .
Clementine is a genius. She can calculate pi to 69,689 places, remembers the exact moment she was born, and dreams in Latin. She's also a mouse. And when she escapes from the lab which has bred her, Clementine discovers that it's not enough to be the smartest mouse in history if she wants to survive in the real world - especially while the scientists who kept her are trying to recover their prize specimen.
So, together with her new human friends, Clementine must find a way to earn her freedom - for good.
With beautiful writing and a truly wonderful hero who you'll fall in love with from the first page, Always, Clementine is perfect for fans of Stuart Little , Charlotte's Web , Flora and Ulysses , and The Queen's Gambit.
The Editor at Nosy Crow says: “There is just no-one writing books like Carlie. From the very first page I fell in love with Clementine, the hero of her extraordinary new book - she comes alive instantly as the most extraordinary and interesting character. Carlie has created an utterly brilliant story - it is at once both entirely original, while still capturing the same spirit of warmth and wisdom of I, Cosmo and My Life as a Cat - fans of her earlier books will love this one."
Praise for I, Cosmo;
“A novel full of heart that has all the hallmarks of a modern classic.” Waterstones Children’s Book of Month - September 2019
“This gem has all the warmth and joy of Homeward Bound.” Catherine Doyle, author of the Storm Keeper trilogy
“This charming story brings together the fun of canine freestyle dance and the heartbreak of divorce into a single, moving story about families.” BookTrust Great Books Guide 2020
Praise for My Life as a Cat;
“Soaked through with love not just for cats but for everyone with a soul. Found family in every single sense of the phrase.” L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency series
“ My Life as a Cat by Carlie Sorosiak is by turns hilarious, moving and eye-opening, providing a thought-provoking impression of our world from a character on the outside looking in.” The Scotsman
“I loved I, Cosmo and this story of hope and home, with a touch of “ET”, has just the same feel-good appeal.” The Bookseller
Carlie Sorosiak lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and her American Dingo, Dany. A bestselling children's author, her fiction titles include Waterstone's Children's Book of the Month, I, Cosmo , as well as My Life as a Cat and Always, Clementine .
She has a master's in English from Oxford University and another in publishing from City, University of London, and she currently volunteers at a cat shelter (just don't tell Dany!).
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A funny, wise and heartwarming story, with a truly one-of-a-kind hero, from the author of the highly-acclaimed I, Cosmo and My Life as a Cat. I am an optimist.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Always, Clementine and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Always, Clementine features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Fiction PSHE Titles, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Always, Clementine was written by Carlie Sorosiak and published by Nosy Crow
Always, Clementine has 308 pages
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