Shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award.
Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "A poignant story of a family coming to terms with a terrible loss."
Rowan is sure that she didn’t drop the negative that a boy presses into her hands but when her friend Bee offers to print it, Rowan’s curiosity causes her to accept. Who was the boy? And what will the picture show? Prize winning jenny Valentine has written another thought provoking story in which a teenage unpicks a difficult part of her life. From the same author who wrote Finding Violet Park.
Other titles shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Costa Children's Book Award (formerly the Whitbread Award) are The Carbon Diaries, Just Henry and Ostrich Boys. The winner of the award will be announced on Tuesday 6th January.
An intriguing, compelling and moving new novel from the award-winning author of Finding Violet Park. When the good-looking boy with the American accent presses the dropped negative into Rowan's hand, she's sure it's all a big mistake. But next moment he's gone, lost in the crowd of bustling shoppers.
| Reading age: | 11+ |
| Primary Genre | Temporary Thema |
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An intriguing, compelling and moving new novel from the award-winning author of Finding Violet Park. When the good-looking boy with the American accent presses the dropped negative into Rowan's hand, she's sure it's all a big mistake.
Broken Soup is aimed at readers aged 11 and over.
Broken Soup features in the following genres: eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Temporary Thema
Paperback. Not Available.
Broken Soup was written by Jenny Valentine and published by Harpercollins Publishers
Broken Soup has 248 pages
