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By Yorick Goldewijk (author)
"A poignant, one-of-a-kind time-travel adventure"
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Winner of the Dutch Golden Pencil award for the year's best children's book | Shortlisted for the Flemish Boon Literature Prize | May 2024 Book of the Month
However much copycat publishing goes on, you can rely on Pushkin Children’s Books to find thoughtful, thought-provoking, singular books for young readers and that’s exactly what Movies Showing Nowhere is.
Cate’s mother died as she gave birth to her daughter. Twelve years on her father is distant and withdrawn, while Cate is considered weird by her classmates, not that she cares what they think. The arrival of a mysterious invitation from a Mrs Kano, to attend the town’s old cinema, ‘showing films you won’t find anywhere’, changes things for Cate in ways it is impossible to predict, and hard to describe.
What Mrs Kano offers movie goers is the chance to revisit a moment in their past, and she recruits first Cate as kiosk salesperson, then time travel guide. The question we are all asking of course, is Cate brave enough to travel back to meet her own mother, and who else might she encounter on her journeys into the past?
Twisty, often funny yet poignant, and with a flavour all of its own, Movies Showing Nowhere is one of the most original books you’ll read all year and for many young readers, it will be one of the most memorable.
What if you could step into a memory?
On the day Cate came into the world, her mother left it. Ever since, Cate's dad has become distant and silent, locked in his own little world. Cate has to keep herself entertained, with kung fu films, her pet rabbit and her photography hobby, until one day she receives an invitation to a mysterious, abandoned cinema, and everything changes.
At the cinema, Cate meets the strange Mrs Kano, who introduces her to a most unusual kind of movie theatre - the kind that lets you step into a memory.
So begins a wonder-filled adventure through time that will teach Cate the meaning of love, the beauty of things passing and the need for bravery in letting go.
A prizewinning middle grade fantasy adventure about memories, time travel and learning to let go. Translated by Laura Watkinson.
A gorgeous fantasy adventure with heart, hailed as an instant classic in the Netherlands, for fans of Lampie, October, October and Time Travelling with a Hamster.
'A beautiful, twisty, time-travelling tale that covers grief and how we cherish life in a brilliantly woven plot. (And what an ending)' - Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy
'Emotionally impactful and incredibly wise... A stunning achievement whose message will stay with the reader after they have turned the final page' - Editor's Choice, The Bookseller
'A mind-blowing time-travel novel... It's astoundingly good, full of humour and wisdom' - Sarah Webb, author of Ask Amy Green
Yorick Goldewijk is a Dutch author and illustrator, as well as a musician who writes music for films, television and computer games. Movies Showing Nowhere won the Golden Pencil Prize for the best Dutch children's book of the year and was shortlisted for the Flemish Boon Literature Prize.
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What if you could step into a memory? On the day Cate came into the world, her mother left it.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Movies Showing Nowhere and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Movies Showing Nowhere features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Science Fiction, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Movies Showing Nowhere was written by Yorick Goldewijk and published by Pushkin Children's Books
Movies Showing Nowhere has 247 pages
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