A GREAT GROUP READS Selection "Where Anthony Burgess sought to conjure a world of abstract flair and inexplicable cruelty in A Clockwork Orange, Yi strikes a far deeper chord, delving into the mind of a youth whose lethal motivations are abundantly and undeniably troubling." --World Literature Today On a normal day in provincial China, a teenager goes about his regular business, but he's also planning the brutal murder of his only friend. He lures her over, strangles her, stuffs her body into the washing machine and flees town, whereupon a perilous game of...
A GREAT GROUP READS Selection "Where Anthony Burgess sought to conjure a world of abstract flair and inexplicable cruelty in A Clockwork Ora...
WINNER: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2020 My friend Fred eats dog food for breakfast. I think dog food is disgusting. My friend Fred howls at the moon. I don't know why. He does a lot of funny things. But even though we are different, Fred is my best friend. 'Acclaimed, prize-winning author Frances Watts demonstrates with this charming story that a simple idea executed with wit and imagination can bring deep joy and repeated pleasure to book lovers...a book that children and parents will likely love to re-visit at bedtime.' Reading Time
WINNER: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2020 My friend Fred eats dog food for breakfast. I think dog food is disgusting. My friend Fred howl...