The Unforgotten Coat: A funny, warm-hearted and compelling story of friendship and adversity, winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, from the UK Children’s Laureate 2024–2026

ISBN-13: 9781406341546 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 112 str.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Opis

Two refugee brothers from Mongolia are determined to fit in with their Liverpool schoolmates, but bring so much of Mongolia to Bootle that their new friend & guide, Julie, is hard-pressed to know truth from fantasy as she recollects a friendship that was abruptly ended when Chingis & his family were forced to return to Mongolia.

Recenzje

Illustrated with captivating photographs, this is a treasure in itself. Sally Morris Daily Mail

O autorze

Frank Cottrell Boyce won the 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and was awarded an IBBY Honour for The Unforgotten Coat. He won the 2004 Carnegie Medal for his first children's book, Millions, and has been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Costa Children's Book Award. He is the author of three sequels to Ian Fleming's classic novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Frank is a successful screenwriter, and was the official scriptwriter for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. He lives with his family in Liverpool.