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Walls

Book Synopsis

An unforgettable hero. A fresh and unique voice. Meet Ned Harrison Arkle-Smith – he’s grumpy, bossy, and exasperating, but you can’t help liking him. Oh, and he’s just discovered he can walk through walls . . . Ned’s world is collapsing. His parents have split up, his best friend is behaving strangely, he has an awful new neighbour, and Snapper is making his life a misery. In fact NOBODY is behaving the way Ned wants. And then there’s the wall. Right down the middle of Ivy Lodge and cutting up Ned’s life. A big brick reminder of all that’s going wrong in his life. Until, that is, the night when Ned discovers he has an astonishing new skill… A fun and intriguing concept that readers will delight in. Perfect for fans of Ross Welford and Lara Williamson.

Our Review Panel says...

Nominated for Favourite Books of 2018 by: Fleur Hitchcock (@fleurhitchcock), bookseller and author of children’s books including Murder At Twilight (available here) and Murder In Midwinter (available here) Smoothly written, clever, warm and funny, this story about families, friendship and divorce really stood out. A quiet book that should have been louder.

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