Giant
On Sale: 09/06/2022
Giant
On Sale: 09/06/2022
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About the Book
‘Readers will be laughing and crying all at once. This book is an astonishing, unique feat of the imagination’
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From critically acclaimed author Nicola Skinner, her most brilliant book yet – a darkly comic story about staying true to yourself and the people you love, even if it means tearing everything down . . .
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Minnie’s island. Nothing, that is, apart from the earthquakes, which pull buildings and schools and houses down on a regular basis.
Luckily, the island’s inhabitants have found a way to fix their crumbling walls: giants. Giants look after human children, like eleven-year-old Minnie. When Minnie turns twelve, she’ll kiss her giant, turning her into a stone statue forever. The stone will be used to repair buildings. And there’s nothing wrong with that either . . . or so Minnie thinks.
But when a dreadful earthquake strikes, Minnie realises she’s not quite ready to say goodbye to her giant – not forever – not yet. So Minnie goes on the run, betraying her parents and everyone she knows. The secrets she uncovers on her journey threaten to pull everything down: and so begins a desperate race against time in which she will confront the truth about her island, her giant . . . and ultimately herself.
Critical Praise
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780008422455
- ISBN 10: 0008422451
- Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
- On Sale: 09/06/2022
- Pages: 400
- List Price:21.99 CAD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
- BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
