Scavengers
Published on 7. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4749-5602-4 (ISBN)
Description
A unique coming-of-age story with a jaw-dropping secret at its heart, Scavengers is an unforgettable, contemporary twist on The Jungle Book meets Stig of the Dump.
"Extraordinary...a hugely compassionate and sophisticated novel about inclusion and exclusion." - The Observer
"Stayed with me long after I finished it...a hard-to-put-down tale of tweenage derring-do." - The Guardian
A Guardian/Observer Best Book of the Year
Nominated for the Northern Ireland Book Award
A School Librarian Best Book by a Debut Author
Selected for the Summer Reading Challenge
Selected for Empathy Lab's Read for Empathy Collection
Landfill has lived his whole life as a scavenger, running with wooflings, swimming with turtles and feasting on whatever he can catch.
Old Babagoo has always looked after him, on one condition. Follow Babagoo's rules. And the most important rule of all is NEVER go beyond the wall. But Landfill longs to venture Outside. And some rules are made to be broken.
Darren Simpson's exhilarating storytelling will make you think about the world differently in this urgent, compelling tale for our times.
"Extraordinary...a hugely compassionate and sophisticated novel about inclusion and exclusion." - The Observer
"Stayed with me long after I finished it...a hard-to-put-down tale of tweenage derring-do." - The Guardian
A Guardian/Observer Best Book of the Year
Nominated for the Northern Ireland Book Award
A School Librarian Best Book by a Debut Author
Selected for the Summer Reading Challenge
Selected for Empathy Lab's Read for Empathy Collection
Landfill has lived his whole life as a scavenger, running with wooflings, swimming with turtles and feasting on whatever he can catch.
Old Babagoo has always looked after him, on one condition. Follow Babagoo's rules. And the most important rule of all is NEVER go beyond the wall. But Landfill longs to venture Outside. And some rules are made to be broken.
Darren Simpson's exhilarating storytelling will make you think about the world differently in this urgent, compelling tale for our times.
Reviews / Votes
A book unlike any other - I was totally unprepared for the twists! * Alex Wheatle, Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize * Extraordinary... A hugely compassionate, sophisticated novel. * The Observer * This coming-of-age novel raises questions about the throwaway culture and the building of walls. * Socialist Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 11 to 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4749-5602-4 (9781474956024)
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Person
Darren Simpson lives in Nottingham with his wife and two mischievous boys, and spends most of his time pretending he knows what he's doing. After not quite making it as a drummer in a rock band, Darren turned to writing and discovered that it's a fun way not only to escape reality, but also to explore and confront it in unusual ways. He can usually be found lost in his headphones or eating cake mix with a spoon.