When Shadows Fall

Longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal The Times'' Best Books for Children 2021"How quickly teenagers fall apart – and how fast they can heal. This is the hopeful message from Sita Brahmachari, a ...

Longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal The Times'' Best Books for Children 2021"How quickly teenagers fall apart – and how fast they can heal. This is the hopeful message from Sita Brahmachari, a writer who mixes verse and prose to tell stories that stick." - Alex O’Connell, The TimesKai, Orla and Zak grew up together, their days spent on the patch of wilderness in between their homes, a small green space in a sprawling grey city. Music, laughter and friendship bind them together and they have big plans for their future – until Kai’s family suffers a huge loss.Trying to cope with his own grief