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Description for Panther
Paperback. An important and powerful story told in striking and original prose, Panther is an honest, funny, unsentimental look at how depression affects those around the sufferer, especially when we don't talk about it. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: YFB; YXA; YXF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
Life isn't going terribly well for Derrick; he's become severely overweight, his only friend has turned on him, he's hopelessly in love with a girl way out of his league, and it's all because of his sister. Her depression, and its grip on his family, is tearing his life apart. When rumours start to circulate that a panther is roaming wild in his south London suburb, Derrick resolves to turn capture it. Surely if he can find a way to tame this beast, he'll be able to stop everything at home from spiraling towards disaster? ... Read more
Life isn't going terribly well for Derrick; he's become severely overweight, his only friend has turned on him, he's hopelessly in love with a girl way out of his league, and it's all because of his sister. Her depression, and its grip on his family, is tearing his life apart. When rumours start to circulate that a panther is roaming wild in his south London suburb, Derrick resolves to turn capture it. Surely if he can find a way to tame this beast, he'll be able to stop everything at home from spiraling towards disaster? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349002743
SKU
V9780349002743
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About David Owen
David Owen achieved 1st class honours in BA Creative Writing and MA Writing for Children at The University of Winchester, where he went on to teach on the BA Creative Writing course for three years. He hopes that one day all of his students will surpass his own achievements. David's debut YA novel, Panther (2015) received rave reviews, and ... Read more
Reviews for Panther
Mental health is a difficult subject to discuss, but we think David Owen handles it brilliantly in Panther. While there are a few YA books that discuss the topic of depression, this stands out as one of the best.
WHSmith blog
Tender, yet packing a sucker punch ... A timely book that looks at how mental health can ... Read more
WHSmith blog
Tender, yet packing a sucker punch ... A timely book that looks at how mental health can ... Read more