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The Worlds We Leave Behind

SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION
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In The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold, young characters explore themes of friendship, decision-making, and the impact of their choices. When an unexpected accident disrupts their lives, they are taken on a journey that challenges their understanding of right and wrong in a fantastical setting. This children's book intertwines mystery and magic with heartfelt lessons, captivating readers with its imaginative storytelling.
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The Worlds We Leave Behind

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An extraordinary story about friendship and betrayal. Of revenge and retribution but also redemption. Perfect for 11+ readers who enjoy Stranger Things.

Hex never meant for the girl to follow him and his friend Tommo into the woods. He never meant for her to fall off the rope swing and break her arm. When the finger of blame is pointed at him, Hex runs deep into the woods and his fierce sense of injustice leads him to a strange clearing in the woods – a clearing that has never been there before – where an old lady in a cottage offers him a deal. She’ll rid the world of those who wronged him and Hex can carry on his life with them all forgotten and as if nothing ever happened. But what Hex doesn’t know is someone else has been offered the same deal.

When Hex’s best friend Tommo wakes up the next day, he is in a completely different world but he only has murmurs of memories of the world before. Moments of deja vu that feel like Tommo’s lived this day before.
Can Tommo put the world right again? Back to how it was? Or can he find a way to make a new world that could be better for them all?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526623881

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Levi Pinfold

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 580g

Pages: 272

About the Author

A.F. Harrold is an English poet who writes and performs for adults and children. He spends his time showing off onstage, writing poems and books, and stroking his beard (it helps churn the ideas). He is the author of The Song from Somewhere Else (illustrated by Levi Pinfold), the Fizzlebert Stump series, and the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal longlisted The Imaginary (illustrated by Emily Gravett). He lives in Reading with a stand-up comedian and two cats.

Levi Pinfold has been drawing from imagination for as long as he can remember. His published picture books are The Django, Black Dog and Greenling. Black Dog won the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2013. Born in the Forest of Dean, he has somehow found himself living in northern NSW, Australia. He likes paintings, books, music, and some cats.

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