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Six Weeks

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'Extraordinary ... a slow, beautifully handled exploration of the past, grief and healing. Painful and authentic, it's full of wisdom, hope and a resolution that will make you cry' The Daily Mail
Utterly magnificient' Liz Hyder
'Matt Goodfellow's best novel to date' Sarah Crossan
'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant' Phil Earle
'Goodfellow has pulled off something astounding' Anthony McGowan
All at once beautiful, tender, funny and sharp ... a triumph' Katya Balen

The hotly anticipated new book from award-winning writer Matt Goodfellow, author of bestselling The Final Year. Meet Alfie Piper, embarking on a summer he'll never forget ...

Alfie Piper has six weeks of summer - and nothing left to lose.

Since his mum died, Alfie's world has unravelled. The silence between him and his stepdad roars louder than ever.

So he does the only thing that makes sense: grabs his bike, and rides.

In these long summer days, can Alfie rebuild what was broken?

Compulsively readable and beautifully-written, this is an unforgettable story of love and loss, family and hope. From Matt Goodfellow, winner of the CLiPPA Award - with breathtaking illustrations from Joe Todd-Stanton.

Critics Review

This extraordinary free verse novel is a raw and almost overwhelming study of grief, love, family and hope...a slow, beautifully handled exploration of the past, grief and healing. Painful and authentic, it's full of wisdom, hope and a resolution that will make you cry. I did.
The Daily Mail
Beautifully handled, warm and wise
The Daily Mail
A poignant story
The Guardian - What We're Reading reader review
Jaw droppingly good - perhaps one of the most emotionally powerful children's books of the past few years
Educate Magazine
A moving story told in verse about grief and family and love and loss
WRD Magazine
Six Weeks is a beautifully written verse novel...the illustrations throughout this book are thoughtfully drawn and evoke both the despair and the slow dawn beautifully
School Reading List
Author Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton
Narrator Matt Goodfellow
Duration 2 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781444986181
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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