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Author_Liz Hyder
Author_Tom de Freston
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divorced parents
dragon
enigmatic narrator
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fairytales
folk inspire teen novel
folklore
forthcoming
friendship
gender neutral protagonist
giant
grandparents
growing up
illustrated teen novel
knight
myths and legends
spooky stories
storytelling
teen graphic novel
teen novel
younger teen novel
Product details
- ISBN 9781782695790
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 22 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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You haven't seen Oma in years. Your mum and dad have kept her away, scared of something that happened when you were too young to remember. But then, they changed their minds. Once a month, they say, you can visit her once a month. And now, here she is: Oma. A stranger. Your grandmother. And she has a story to tell - are you ready?
After years of estrangement, a teenager goes to stay with their grandmother. Thus begins a remarkable journey of rediscovery, as each month the grandmother tells the child a new story, linked to the mysteries hidden in their past. As the months pass and the seasons change, the two build a bond that will transform both their lives forever.
Liz Hyder has been making up stories ever since she can remember. She has a BA in drama from the University of Bristol and, in early 2018, won the Bridge Award/Moniack Mhor's Emerging Writer Award.?Her first novel, ?Bearmouth, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers, the Branford Boase Award, and was The Times's?Children's Book of The Year. Her most recent novel, The Twelve, won the Nero prize for children's books.
Tom De Freston is an artist based in Oxford with his wife, Kiran Millwood Hargrave. His practice is dedicated to the construction of multimedia worlds, combining paintings, film and performance into immersive visceral narratives.
