Away With Words

Name: Away With Words
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SKU: 9781788953924
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By Sophie Cameron

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Away With Words by Sophie Cameron is a captivating children's novel centred on a girl named Gala, who moves with her father to Scotland. She discovers a unique phenomenon where words physically manifest around people's heads and befriends a boy struggling with the mysterious appearance of unpleasant words. Together, they embark on a heartfelt journey to uncover the roots of this strange occurrence while navigating friendship and family challenges.
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You might enjoy this book if you love imaginative stories full of magic and adventure. It weaves a unique tale about a world where words come to life, offering a thought-provoking exploration of identity and the power of communication, ideal for inspiring young minds.

Away With Words

When Gala moves to Scotland from Spain, she feels lost and lonely. Just as she’s making friends and settling into her new life, the actions of an anonymous classmate threaten to take it all away. Will be she be able to find out who’s behind it and show everyone who she really is?

When Gala moves to Scotland from Spain, she feels lost and lonely. Just as she's making friends and settling into her new life, the actions of an anonymous classmate threaten to take it all away. Will be she be able to find out who's behind it and show everyone who she really is?

Description

Set in a world where words appear physically when people speak, Away With Words explores the importance of communication and being there for those we love.

Gala and her dad, Jordi, have just moved from home in Cataluña to a town in Scotland, to live with Jordi’s boyfriend Ryan. Gala doesn’t speak much English and feels lost, lonely, and unable to be her usual funny self. Until she befriends Natalie, a girl with selective mutism. The two girls find their own ways to communicate, which includes collecting other people's discarded words.

They use the words to write anonymous supportive poems for their classmates, but then someone begins leaving nasty messages using the same method – and the girls are blamed. Gala has finally started adapting to her new life in Scotland and is determined to find the culprit. Can she and Natalie show the school who they really are?

An intriguing, thoughtful, and lyrical exploration of how we express ourselves, for fans of Katya Balen, A Pocketful of Stars, and Lisa Thompson.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788953924

Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Little Tiger

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 208

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Sophie Cameron Young Adult

About the Author

Sophie Cameron is a YA and MG author from the Scottish Highlands. She studied French and Comparative Literature at the University of Edinburgh and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. Her debut novel OUT OF THE BLUE was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2019. She lives in Spain with her family.