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Good Boy Mal Peet

Good Boy By Mal Peet

Good Boy by Mal Peet


$13.49
Condition - Very Good
5 in stock

Summary

A young woman is helpless in her battle against a childhood nightmare in this powerful and unsettling YA novella from the much-missed Mal Peet, brought to life by Kate Greenaway longlisted illustrator Emma Shoard. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 14+

Good Boy Summary

Good Boy by Mal Peet

Sandie has been battling it since childhood: the hulking, snarling black dog of her nightmares. For years, her precious pet dog Rabbie has kept the monster at bay, but when he is no longer there to protect her, the black dog reappears to stalk Sandie in her sleep ... Illuminating the undeniable power of Mal Peet's pared-back prose, Good Boy is an evocative examination of fear and anxiety that will leave you guessing long after its final page. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 14+

Good Boy Reviews

There are many writers who can take you inside a nightmare. It takes Mal Peel to show you the way back out -- Frank Cottrell Boyce
A beautiful book ... simple but profound -- Just Imagine
Peet pulls no punches in exploring the life and mind of a teen suffering from anxiety. The engaging, sparsely written narrative is suspensful and keeps the reader guessing all the way. Shoard's haunting, murky illustrations work perfectly. A super-readable, unnerving work that stands with the late Peet's best -- CBI, Recommended Reads

About Mal Peet

Emma Shoard is an illustrator and printmaker who graduated in 2011 from Kingston University's Illustration & Animation course. She also works part-time as a bookseller for Daunt Books. Emma has twice been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for her work on Siobhan Dowd's The Pavee and the Buffer Girl and Mal Peet's The Family Tree.

Mal Peet's many honours for his work include the Branford Boase Award, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. He was best known for his young adult fiction, including Keeper, Tamar and Exposure. In 2017, his novel Beck - completed after his death by his good friend Meg Rosoff - was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Mal passed away in 2015.Emma Shoard is an illustrator, printmaker and Daunt bookseller who graduated in 2011 from Kingston University's Illustration & Animation course. In 2018, Emma was longlisted for the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal for her artwork in Siobhan Dowd's The Pavee and the Buffer Girl.

Additional information

GOR009779543
9781781128527
1781128529
Good Boy by Mal Peet
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Barrington Stoke Ltd
20190305
88
Nominated for Kate Greenaway Medal 2020
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Good Boy