What the World Doesn't See

Regular price €15.99
A01=Mel Darbon
Age Group_Ages 12+
Age Group_Ages 12+
Author_Mel Darbon
autism
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books that will make you cry
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Cornwall
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diversity
drama
dual narrative
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family
grief
healing
Language_English
learning disability
loss
love
neurodiversity
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Price_€10 to €20
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romance
runaways
siblings
softlaunch
special needs
tearjerker
young carer

Product details

  • ISBN 9781474937849
  • Weight: 322g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Mar 2023
  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 12+
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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
"A hug of a book that holds the reader tight and says sometimes the world is too much and it's ok not to be ok." Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of How to Change the World

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.

Mel Darbon spent a large part of her childhood inventing stories to keep her brother, who had learning disabilities, happy on car journeys. Having worked as a theatre designer and freelance artist, as well as teaching young adults with learning disabilities and running creative workshops for teenage mums, young offenders and toddlers, Mel now writes young adult novels. She is a graduate of Bath Spa's MA in Writing For Young People, where she found a channel to give voice to young people who otherwise might not be heard. Her first book, Rosie Loves Jack, was a World Book Night and Empathy Lab selection.