By Kate Saunders (author)
"A life changing summer for four children making a Hollywood blockbuster"
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March 2024 Book of the Month
With her posthumously published final book Kate Saunders really has given readers a drop of pure gold. It is that rare beast, a story that leaves you with the warmest of glows while dealing frankly with some very sensitive and serious issues, such as mental health, fractured families, bullying, alcoholism and anti-Semitism.
It’s 1973 and our 10-year-old main protagonist Jenny has just been cast as one of the lead actors in a feature film (that is strikingly similar to A Sound of Music) She is a quiet, sometimes lonely, child whose dad died when she was three. Her mum works long hours as a dentist, but suddenly, to their mutual delight, they are relocating to France for a whole summer of filming.
Belinda, Harriet and John play the other children and their backgrounds and personalities could not be more different. As the children and their guardians get to know one another, with all their quirks and secrets, we do too. These are complex and believable characters growing and developing in the 1970’s, when attitudes were very different.
The authentic period detail and the revelation of the ups and downs of making a Hollywood blockbuster, make a fascinating backdrop to these character’s stories, which will keep readers hooked to the very last page.
A magnificent writer has ended her career on a real high note and given us an memorable and delightful reading experience.
It's 1973 and 12-year-old Jenny is in shock. She's just been cast as one of the lead roles in a feature film. She's going to be a child actor!
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Soon she must jet off to France, to the idyllic Château Mouchotte, where she will join her film family: three other children and two renowned actors. The glitz and glamour of being on set is a million miles away from Jenny's normal life, but showbiz is never straightforward and there's one fierce and famous actor that threatens the whole shoot.
It's up to Jenny and her friends to keep the peace and save the film. Jenny is about to experience a life-changing summer in the spotlight!
Kate Saunders (May 1960 – April 2023) was the author of many books for adults and children. She won the Betty Trask Award and the Costa Children's Book Award and was twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Five Children on the Western Front and The Land of Neverendings.
She was also an actress and a journalist writing for the Sunday Times, Sunday Express, Daily Telegraph and Cosmopolitan, and has contributed to Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Start the Week and Kaleidoscope.
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It's 1973 and 12-year-old Jenny is in shock. She's just been cast as one of the lead roles in a feature film.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Drop of Golden Sun and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
A Drop of Golden Sun features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Drama / Performing Arts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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A Drop of Golden Sun was written by Kate Saunders and published by Faber & Faber
A Drop of Golden Sun has 324 pages
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