By Patrice Lawrence (author)
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Multi-award-winning Patrice Lawrence's first contemporary middle grade novel is a page-turning mystery and exploration of fractured families, long-buried secrets and the power of friendship, told with warmth and compassion .
Three 13-year-old strangers are connected by one big secret.
Nervous Ayrton was stolen away from his mum as a baby. He was returned safely, but now Mum won't let him out of her sight.
Curious Stanley has a Forbidden Grandmother. His mum won't even talk about her.
Homeless Sen has finally found a place to live, but she'll be out on the street if she upsets her secretive landlady.
What happens when their paths cross...?
A World Book Day Author 2019
Patrice Lawrence was born in Brighton and brought up in an Italian-Trinidadian household in Mid Sussex. Patrice lives in east London and shares a cat called Stormageddon. She has been writing for as long as she has been reading. She loves crime fiction, sci-fi and trying to grow things. Her ideal mixtape includes drum 'n' bass, Bruce Springsteen and Studio Ghibli soundtracks. Music can't help creeping into her books. Her debut novel, Orangeboy , won the Waterstone's Book Prize for Older Readers and the YA Book Prize, and her second novel, Indigo Donut , won the Crime Fest Best Crime Fiction for Young Adults and was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize.
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Multi-award-winning Patrice Lawrence's first contemporary middle grade novel is a page-turning mystery and exploration of fractured families, long-buried secrets and the power of friendship, told with warmth and compassion. Three 13-year-old strangers are connected by one big secret.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed People Like Stars and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
People Like Stars features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Crime & Mystery, School Stories, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups)
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People Like Stars was written by Patrice Lawrence and published by Scholastic
People Like Stars has 293 pages
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