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A Library of Lemons
Jo Cotterill
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Description for A Library of Lemons
Paperback. Calypso's mum died a few years ago and her emotionally incompetent dad can't, or won't, talk about mum at all. Instead he throws himself into writing his history of the Lemon. Meanwhile the house is dusty, there's never any food in the fridge, and Calypso's grief has made her retreat from everyone and everything into a world of books. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB; YFN; YXFD; YXG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 208.
A poignant story about dealing with grief through the magic of reading and friendship. Calypso's mum died a few years ago and her emotionally incompetent Dad can't, or won't, talk about Mum at all. Instead he throws himself into writing his book A History of the Lemon. Meanwhile the house is dusty, there's never any food in the fridge, and Calypso retreats into her own world of books and fiction. When a new girl, Mae, arrives at school, the girls' shared love of reading and writing stories draws them together. Mae's friendship and ... Read more
A poignant story about dealing with grief through the magic of reading and friendship. Calypso's mum died a few years ago and her emotionally incompetent Dad can't, or won't, talk about Mum at all. Instead he throws himself into writing his book A History of the Lemon. Meanwhile the house is dusty, there's never any food in the fridge, and Calypso retreats into her own world of books and fiction. When a new girl, Mae, arrives at school, the girls' shared love of reading and writing stories draws them together. Mae's friendship and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Templar Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848125117
SKU
V9781848125117
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Jo Cotterill
Jo Cotterill has had several careers - actor, musician, teacher, fireworks technician - but is now a full-time writer in Oxfordshire. She has published over thirty books for children and young people, including the award-winning Looking at the Stars, A Library of Lemons, and the superhero comic/novel Electrigirl. Jo loves going into schools and talking about ... Read more
Reviews for A Library of Lemons
Beautifully written tale of dealing with grief through the magic of reading and friendship. Laden with literary references- especially Anne of Green Gables-and a very pretty cover too.
The Bookseller
This was one of those books where after finishing I just had to sit quietly for a little while, to process everything that I had just read and ... Read more
The Bookseller
This was one of those books where after finishing I just had to sit quietly for a little while, to process everything that I had just read and ... Read more