by Louis Sachar
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by Michael Morpurgo
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A first children's title from a prize-winning poet and author of adult books. A novel exploring a young boy's grief, set against a colourful background of surfing. Eleven-year-old Billy's mother has just died. Billy's father isn't coping too well so Billy goes to stay with his dull Auntie Mary. The death of his mother has taken all the colour away from Billy's world. He sees his Auntie Mary as a grey person, whose dull blue house is shrouded in fog. Billy feels foggy and dull, too, and longs for the colour to return to his life. His mother was a well-known surfer -- Kitten Brown -- and the author has woven into this novel the buzzing vibes of the surfing world. Waves, movement, colour, VW combis, Cornwall, surfing songs -- described through Billy's dreams as he sleeps away his grief. For though Billy's mother is dead, her joyful personality pervades the whole story as Billy, Auntie Mary and Billy's dad all attempt to deal with their grief. The author confronts the themes of loss and change in a most vibrant and original way. Her writing is sensual -- colour, taste, smell, touch and sound all leap from the page. She shows how different people handle loss and change differently, and how they learn to relate to each other in new ways. The author's writing style is simple, sparse yet poetic, reminiscent of David Almond and Berlie Doherty.
From the Author
When I started writing in Billy's voice, he seemed very real to me. I felt like I was eleven again, and surfing with Billy and Kitten in their combi van. It's been almost two years since I first wrote this story but I still cry every time I read the last page and Billy's family are still 'alive' for me. I could easily tell you what Billy's Dad, Auntie Mary, Mark, David, Auntie Helen (and even Gio the painter and decorator) are doing today. For me, that's what really makes a story I want to keep working with - when even I believe the characters are actual people!
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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