My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter

My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter

'This boy has bought me. This white boy who don't even look as old as I am. He owns me body and soul, and my worth has been set at six hundred dollars.' Samuel's an educated boy. Been taught by a priest. He was never supposed to be a slave. He's a good boy too, thoughtful and kind. The type of boy who'd take the blame for something he didn't do, if it meant he could save his brother. So now they don't call him Samuel anymore. And the sound of guns is getting ever closer . . . An extraordinary tale of endurance and hope, Jon Walter's second novel is a beautiful and moving story about the power of belief and the strength of the human spirit, set against the terrifying backdrop of the American Civil War.

It isn't often I'm left lost for words, but that's the way I felt when I finished reading this superb YA novel. . It's epic in scale, but built out of the smallest things - great sentences and great dialogue . . . it will keep you utterly gripped * Guardian *
This is an epic, vivid, emotionally involving, thought-provoking novel from a writer of distinction * Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week *

Jon Walter is a former photo-journalist who lives in East Sussex. A long time ago he went to Warwick University and studied English & Theatre before going on to sell T-shirts on Brighton Pier. He likes being warm in cold places and eating nice food. His first novel Close to the Wind (published July 2014) received glowing reviews.

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ISBN 13	9781910200438
ISBN 10	1910200433
Title	My Name's Not Friday
Author	Jon Walter
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	David Fickling Books
Year published	2015-07-02
Number of pages	368
Prizes	Long-listed for Carnegie Medal 2016, Long-listed for Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2015 (UK), Long-listed for UKLA Book Awards 2017, Long-listed for Amazing Book Awards 2018
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.