Description
ISBN: 9781915659040
Year: 2023
Publisher: Otter Barry Books
Description:
See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand
sayin see ya later to his mate?
That's me:
Nathan Wilder
Nate.
10 years old
and a week away from the end of Year 5.
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS is at his side they've been inseparable since Nursery.
But when they are put in two different classes and PS finds a new friend in Turner, the school bully, Nate's world turns upside-down. As he struggles to make sense of this and forge new friendships, he's dealt another blow when his youngest brother, Dylan is rushed into hospital.
His new teacher, Mr Joshua, sees a spark inside of Nate that's lit by his love of reading and writing and shows him how to use this to process what's going on. But with so much working against him, and anger rising inside him, will this be enough?
A powerful and lyrical story about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it.
'I am pleased to report it is EXCELLENT in every way.Told in verse, with illustrations, it focuses on a young boy going into school year 6. Think friendships, SAT's, family life. This book will steal your heart, rearrange it and return it.Lovely references to David Almond.This is most definitely recommended to all age 8 upwards, all parents, all teachers. Simply go buy it!' Fiona Sharp, Independent Book Reviews
'Matt Goodfellow is a stunning poet, well known for his beautifully crafted, oft