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The Boy Lost in the Maze
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The Boy Lost in the Maze
Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024
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A spellbinding novel told in poems, blending the ancient legend of the Minotaur with the quest of a modern-day teenage boy to find his biological father by the new UK Children's Laureate.
In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st-century quest. In Ancient Greece, Theseus makes a dangerous and courageous journey to find his father, finally meeting the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. Meanwhile, Theo, a modern-day teenage boy, finds himself on a maze-like quest to find his own father.
Each story tells of a boy becoming a man and discovering what true manhood really means. The path to self-discovery takes Theo through ‘those thin spaces where myth, magic and reality combine’. Doubts, difficulties, and dangers must be faced as Theo discovers the man he will become.
Joseph Coelho is the winner of the 2024 Yoto Carnegie for Fiction for his brilliant novel The Boy Lost in the Maze.
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Joseph Coelho's book is celebrated for its powerful, inventive use of verse to weave together the ancient myth of Theseus with the contemporary journey of Theo. Critics praise the engaging narrative, which artfully bridges these two worlds, exploring themes of identity and manhood. The narrative's interactive elements and accessible poetic form capture readers, making it an appealing and thought-provoking read for both young adults and adults. The book is lauded for its originality, emotional depth, and how it cleverly integrates poetic techniques to enhance the storytelling experience.
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ISBN: 9781913074333
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 06 October 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Otter-Barry Books
Illustration: Illustrations, black and white
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Kate Milner
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Joseph Coelho''s debut poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules won the CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award 2015. As well as poetry and plays, Joseph also writes picture books and non-fiction books. All of his work has poetry and an element of performance at its heart making his festival and school sessions dynamic occasions. Joseph is a staunch ambassador for Britain's straitened public libraries. He lives in Kent. Joseph became the Waterstones Children's Laureate in 2022.
Kate Milner studied illustration at Central St Martin’s before completing an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University. Kate won the V&A Illustration Award 2016 and the Klaus Flugge Prize 2018 for My name is not Refugee. Her book It's a No-Money Day was shortlisted for the Greenaway Medal.
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