Lost
Published on 12. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-78269-255-3 (ISBN)
Description
<b>The powerful story of two siblings trying to survive extreme poverty by the multi-award-winning, Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author of <i>Boy 87</i></b>
Lola's life is about to become unrecognisable. So is Lola.
Everything used to be comfortable. She lived in a big house with her family, where her biggest problems were arguing with her little brother or being told she couldn't have a new phone. But as one disaster follows another, the threads of her home and family begin to unravel.
Cut off from everything she has known before, Lola must find a new way to survive.
Now, an ordinary girl must become extraordinary.
Reviews / Votes
Lost is a breathless, thrilling adventure, a story to make your heart beat faster. Lola is a wonderful girl, resourceful, brave and loyal, and I desperately wanted her to find her way home A gripping tale of a young girl lost in a concrete jungle. It shows how hope, determination and friendship can win through, even in the most challenging environment This book will arouse compassion for society's lost, reminding readers how small the difference may be between them and us -- Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week * Fountain writes with verisimilitude and verve. Novels are works of imagination and this book's compassion overrides any questions about the 'right to write' -- Kitty Empire * Observer * Ele Fountain's vivid page-turner conjures the world of street children with empathy and compassion Succeeds as a page-turning survival adventure and as an indictment of global capitalism's brutality... Suspenseful and gripping... a fable of hope in harrowing conditions * Kirkus * This gripping, poignant and timely novel shines a humane light on the deep inequalities of our world as two children search for family, friendship and the safe, loving heart of home Page-turning * Irish Times * Praise for Boy 87 * - * Exceptional... vivid, convincing and empathetic... it grips us with the need to know how the heart-stopping events will turn out * Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week * Full of tension, fear, heartbreak and hope, it conveys both the bitterness of having family, home and identity stolen away piecemeal, and a courageous determination to survive * Guardian * A remarkable debut novel... while being an incredibly timely read, above all, Boy 87 is about friendship and hope * iNews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pushkin Press
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
196 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78269-255-3 (9781782692553)
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Person
Ele Fountain worked as an editor in children's publishing where she helped launch and nurture the careers of many prize-winning and bestselling authors. Ele's debut novel, Boy 87, won four awards and was nominated for nine more, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and two daughters.