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What the world doesn’t see

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Maudie and Jake’s family is falling to pieces – their mum’s been struggling with her grief since they lost Dad and one night she vanishes. When Jake is put into care, Maudie can’t take it any more. She comes up with a wild plan to pull their family back together – by kidnapping Jake. On the run in Cornwall, Jake and Maudie each find something they hadn’t expected – freedom and love. But can they find Mum and a way to heal together?

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SKU: 9781474937849 Category: Teen Tags: Family & home stories (Children’s / Teenage), Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children’s / Teenage), Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children’s / Teenage), Romance & relationships stories (Children’s / Teenage)
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“Poignant, tender, and utterly absorbing, I defy you not to root for Jake and Maudie.” Lisa Williamson, author of The Art of Being Normal

Run away from what they see. Discover who you are.

Maudie and Jake’s family is falling to pieces – their mum’s been struggling with her grief since they lost Dad and one night she vanishes. When Jake is put into care, Maudie can’t take it any more. She comes up with a wild plan to pull their family back together – by kidnapping Jake.
On the run in Cornwall, Jake and Maudie each find something they hadn’t expected – freedom and love. But can they find Mum and a way to heal together?

A powerful and insightful novel about grief, disability and first love; a story about getting lost and finding yourself.

Weight 0.314 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 13 × 2.6 cm
Author

Darbon, Mel

Publisher

Usborne Publishing Ltd.

Imprint

Usborne Publishing Ltd.

Cover

Paperback

Pages

368

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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