The Last Days of Archie Maxwell

Annabel Pitcher

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Barrington Stoke Ltd
25 October 2017

General fiction (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA); Young Adult

Series: Super-readable YA

Full of love, humour and heartbreak, this beautifully crafted YA novella from the multi-award-winning author of Ketchup Clouds and My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece is a compassionate and distinctive tale of modern family life and its issues.

Dads leave home all the time. It's not that unusual, really. Leon's dad walked out. So did Mo's. But Archie's? Well, that's a different story – a story that Archie must keep secret at all cost. Archie knows he should accept Dad for who he is, so he hides his turmoil until he can stand it no longer. With nowhere else to turn, he finds himself at the railway track. The track has been calling to him, promising escape, release. The only problem is, it's been calling to someone else too…Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 13+

By: Annabel Pitcher
Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781781127285
ISBN 10: 178112728X
Series: Super-readable YA
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 25 October 2017
Recommended Age: 9 years
Audience: Young adult , Children/juvenile , Preschool (0-5) , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Annabel Pitcher's first novel, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, quickly became a bestseller and has been translated into over twenty languages. It was shortlisted for numerous awards including the Red House Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal, and won the prestigious Branford Boase Award. Annabel lives in Yorkshire.

Reviews for The Last Days of Archie Maxwell

"""Delivers thrills and plenty of talking points without being in least patronising"" -- The Letterpress Project ""A dark, unsettling story and totally authentic in the way that it's told"" -- The Bookbag ""Full of love, humour and heartbreak … Annabel Pitcher portrays Archie with real insight and readers will understand completely the agony he feels"" -- LoveReading4Kids ""Brilliant"" -- BookTrust"