An uplifting story of friendship, unity and hope that highlights the important and topical issues surrounding young carers and young refugees. Fourteen-year-old Stevie lives in Lewes with her beloved vinyl collection, her mum ... and her mum's depression. When Stevie's mum's disability benefits are cut, Stevie and her mother are plunged into a life of poverty. But irrepressible Stevie is determined not to be beaten and she takes inspiration from the lyrics of her father's 1980s record collection and dreams of a life as a musician. Then she meets Hafiz, a talented footballer and a Syrian refugee. Hafiz's parents gave their life savings to buy Hafiz a safe passage to Europe; his journey has been anything but easy. Then he meets Stevie... As Stevie and Hafiz's friendship grows, they encourage each other to believe in themselves and follow their dreams.

 

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Walker Books Ltd .

Siobhan Curham has many strings to her bow. She is an editor for Hothouse Fiction, a life-coach, the author of several adult novels and she runs writing workshops for young people. She originally self-published Dear Dylan and it went on to win the Young Minds Award. Dear Dylan is her first novel for Egmont, soon to be followed by Finding Cherokee Brown.