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Jessica's Ghost


No. of pages 256

Published: 2016

Great for age 12-18 years

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Francis has never had a friend like Jessica before. She's the first person he's ever met who can make him feel completely himself. Jessica has never had a friend like Francis before. Not just because he's someone to laugh with every day - but because he's the first person who has ever been able to see her . . . Jessica's Ghost is a funny, moving and beautiful book by a master storyteller, about the power of friendship to shine a warm light into dark places.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 256 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by David Fickling Books .

Andrew Norriss is the Whitbread Award (now Costa) - winning author of Aquila, which was made into a BAFTA-nominated TV series. His previous novel, Jessica's Ghost, was shortlisted for the Costa Award.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Stockport Children's Book Award
The Stockport Children's Book Award is an annual literary award aimed at promoting reading and celebrating childrens literature in the Stockport area of England. The award involves children from local schools who participate by reading the shortlisted titles. They then vote for their favourite book, giving them a voice in the literary recognition process. A committee, curates a shortlist of books that reflects a range of genres and themes.Top of Form

Leeds Book Award
This book was recognised by the Leeds Book Award.

UKLA Book Award
This book was recognised by the UKLA Book Award.

The Whitbread Award
This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.