Stitch by Pádraig Kenny

Stitch by Pádraig Kenny

A compelling, atmospheric and gothic Frankenstein-inspired adventure by an award-winning Irish author. "A thrilling gothic adventure, brimming with heart and bursting with big questions. I loved it." Lucy Strange Stitch is not a monster – he’s a creation. He and his friend Henry Oaf were brought to life by the genius Professor Hardacre, and have spent all their days in a castle deep in the woods, far from humankind. But when the Professor dies and his pompous nephew comes to take over the laboratory, they soon find out that his sights are set not on scientific discovery, but personal glory. And Henry is his next experiment. Can Stitch and Henry escape his clutches and make their way in a world they were never built for – and may never be ready for them? A magnificent gothic adventure full of heart for age 8+

This exceptional short novel is indebted to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein… This adventure, with danger, a chase and daring deeds, is skillfully told, convincingly evoked and structured with revelations that compel you to read onIt has clarity, pathos and humour and above all it makes us care about the characters and their connection to each other. * Children's Book of the Week, The Sunday Times *
A stunning Frankenstein spin-off… It is a fast-paced adventure, throughout which Kenny’s simple prose and short, cliff-hanger chapters… will keep even less confident readers on tenterhooks… Kenny brilliantly captures the pathos of Shelley’s novel. -- Emily Bearn * The Daily Telegraph *
Thought-provoking and heartwarming, this humane tale is beautifully and simply written. * Daily Mail *
This spooky adventure explores some big, thought-provoking questions about being different from other people and what it means to be human. * The Week Junior *
Kenny’s revisiting of Frankenstein is a poignant, deeply rewarding Gothic story for 9+. * The Guardian *

Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer from County Kildare, now living in Limerick. Previously an arts journalist, a teacher and a librarian's assistant, he now writes full-time. His first novel Tin and recent The Monsters of Rookhaven were both Waterstones Books of the Month. He has won the Children's Books Ireland Honour Award for Fiction, been nominated for the Carnegie Medal and been shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards. This is his first book for Walker.

Steve McCarthy is an Irish designer and illustrator. Steve’s first picture book, The Wilderness, won the Honour Award for Illustration at the Children’s Books Ireland Awards. His poetry anthology with Sarah Webb, A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea, was the 2017 Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.

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ISBN 13	9781529517781
ISBN 10	1529517788
Title	Stitch
Author	Pádraig Kenny
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2024-01-04
Number of pages	208
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