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The Forevers

The YA debut from the 2021 CWA Gold Dagger Winner
By Chris Whitaker
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The Forevers by Chris Whitaker is a gripping children's book set in a small town where an asteroid is predicted to end the world. As the impending doom looms, a group of teenagers grapple with life's complexities while preparing for their final days. Their intertwined stories explore themes of love, friendship, and self-discovery against a backdrop of existential uncertainty.
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What would you do if you knew the world was going to be destroyed by a huge asteroid in one month? The mesmerising YA debut from an acclaimed crime writer.

What would you do if you knew the world was going to be destroyed by a huge asteroid in one month? The mesmerising YA debut from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel 2021 and the New York Times Bestselling author of We Begin at the End.

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They knew the end was coming. They saw it ten years back, when it was far enough away in space and time and meaning. The changes were gradual, and then sudden.

For Mae and her friends, it means navigating a life where action and consequence are no longer related. Where the popular are both trophies and targets. And where petty grudges turn deadlier with each passing day.

So, did Abi Manton jump off the cliff, or was she pushed? Her death is just the beginning of the end.

With teachers losing control of their students and themselves, and the end rushing toward all of them, it leaves everyone facing the answer to one, simple question...

What would you do if you could get away with anything?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781471410994

Publisher: Hot Key Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hot Key Books

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 358g

Pages: 352

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Chris Whitaker Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Chris Whitaker is the award-winning author of adult thrillers Tall Oaks, All The Wicked Girls and We Begin at the End. All three books were published to widespread critical acclaim, with Tall Oaks going on to win the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award, and We Begin at the End being picked as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month.

When not writing, Chris works at his local library, where he gets to surround himself with books. A huge fan of teen fiction, The Forevers is his first novel for Young Adults.

Chris lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and young family.

Follow him on Twitter @WhittyAuthor

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