Animal fiction with a difference: heartfelt, gritty and realistic. Fact: the tough bits of life are easier when you have a fluffy friend on your side. If you love War Horse or Megan Rix, you’ll have an idea of what to expect – except that these tales happen right now, today, in the lives of struggling modern kids. Leo’s a dreamer, but his dreams of being a hero just aren’t coming true, until a little white dog pops up in his life. Hannah’s grandad is losing his memory. But what’s that got to do with a special whale? And could a mysterious silver-grey wolfhound really be the ghost of Cally’s mother? See, we told you these stories were different. Curl up (with a pet, if you have one) and unwind…

Contemporary animal fiction with heaps of child-appeal

Explores issues such as bullying, grief and dementia

The animal focus brings a light touch to serious topics

For fans of Michael Morpurgo, Gill Lewis and Megan Rix

Sarah Lean was a 2014 featured World Book Day author

She won the Schneider Award for A Dog Called Homeless

Product Details

Catalogue number

5966 in Rewards Catalogue 2019/20

Format

Paperback

Date published

March 1st, 2018

Condition

New

UK edition

In this pack

Author/Illustrator

Sarah Lean

Sarah Lean grew up in Wells, Somerset but now lives in Dorset with her husband, son and dog. She has worked as a page planner for a newspaper, a stencil-maker and a gardener, amongst various other things. She gained a first class English degree and became a primary school teacher before returning to complete an MA in Creative and Critical Writing with University of Winchester. A Dog Called Homeless was her first novel, and a brilliant success. She has followed that up with the equally beautiful stories A Horse for Angel and The Forever Whale.