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The Stickleback Catchers
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‘A magic realist fight to save a beloved grandmother from dementia . . . dialect, disability, neurodivergence and gender-nonconformity were all woven incidentally into this open-hearted book – Guardian Best Children’s Books of 2023Mimi adores her wild, fun, full-of-life gran. Then Gran starts forgetting things. Suddenly there are cracks appearing all around their home – and a mysterious black crow – both of which only Mimi seems able to see.Mimi is determined to solve the mystery. Luckily she has new friends to help: Titch and Nusrat. Together, they’re the Stickleback Catchers: solvers of puzzles and seekers of adventure.Down by the river, where the gang meet and the silvery sticklebacks swim, they discover a mysterious stone, speckled with stars. But this is no ordinary stone: it’s the doorway to another world, a world of talking crows and secrets, magical constellations and memories – and maybe, just maybe, Mimi’s chance to bring back Gran forever…
Additional information
| Weight | 0.318 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.4 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 400 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2023-2-9 |
| Imprint | |
| For Ages | 9-12 |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0241522056 |
| About The Author | Lisette Auton is a northern disabled writer, activist, poet, novelist, spoken-word artist, actor, film and theatre-maker, and creative practitioner. She's an award-winning poet who has performed at Northern Stage, ARC, the Southbank Centre and the Sage, in pubs, in a crypt, at festivals, indoors, outdoors, on a bridge and in a launderette. |
Touching, original and compelling, this is a nostalgic novel about old-fashioned childhoods, but it is also very much of our time. |
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| Other text | A moving, fantastical adventure story of coming to terms with challenge and change. |
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