Binny for Short Award-winning author by Hilary McKay (author) (UK edition)

Suitable for 11 - 18 years

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Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2014

Binny has been through tough times since her father died and her dreadful old Aunt Violet got rid of her beloved dog, Max. Her world changed to a city flat with hardly enough space for Mum, her big sister Clem and her little brother James. But then Aunt Violet dies, leaving a small cottage in Cornwall to Binny and her family. It feels like a second chance at life. Binny finds herself in a new world full full of sunshine and freedom, where Gareth – the enemy-next-door – makes a great companion for dangerous dares. But Max is still lost in the past. Will she ever find him again? From a master writer, this is a touching and realistic story of making a new start and coming to terms with the past.

Product Details

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781444900545

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.3; Middle years; 7.0 points

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay was born in Boston, Lincolnshire and is the eldest of four girls. From a very early age she read voraciously and grew up in a household of readers. Hilary says of herself as a child “I anaesthetised myself against the big bad world with large doses of literature. The local library was as familiar to me as my own home.”

After reading Botany and Zoology at St. Andrew’s University Hilary then went on to work as a biochemist in an Analysis Department. Hilary enjoyed the work but at the same time had a burning desire to write. After the birth of her two children, Hilary wanted to devote more time to bringing up her children and writing so decided to leave her job.

One of the best things about being a writer, says Hilary, is receiving letters from children. She wishes that she had written to authors as a child, but it never occurred to her to contact them!

Hilary has written many books but is probably best known for the award-winning Casson family series.

Hilary now lives in a small village in Derbyshire with her family. When not writing Hilary loves walking, reading, and having friends to stay.