Bone Talk
The Philippines, 100 years ago. A boy called Samkad wants to become a man. He is desperate to be given his own shield, spear and axe. His best friend, Luki, wants to be a warrior too – but she is a girl and that is forbidden. Then a new boy arrives in the village and everything changes. He brings news that a people called ‘Americans’ are bringing war right to his home . . .
Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2019 and Costa Children’s Book Award 2018 and Leeds Book Awards 2019 and Calderdale Children’s Book of the Year 2019 (UK). Long-listed for UKLA Book Awards 2020.
YFB | 823.92
Candy Gourlay – David Fickling Books