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How Not to Disappear


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 416

Published: 2016

Great for age 12-18 years

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Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017 and longlisted for the 2017CILIP Carnegie Medal, this novel will make you laugh and break your heart.Our memories are what make us who we are. Some are real. Some are made up. But they are the stories that tell us who we are. Without them we are nobody. Hattie's summer isn't going as planned. Her two best friends have abandoned her: Reuben has run off to Europe to 'find himself'and Kat is in Edinburgh with her new girlfriend. Meanwhile Hattie is stuck babysitting her twin siblings and dealing with endless drama around her mum's wedding. Oh, and she's also just discovered that she's pregnant with Reuben's babyThen Gloria, Hattie's great-aunt who no one even knew existed, comes crashing into her life. Gloria's fiercely independent, rather too fond of a gin sling and is in the early stages of dementia. Together the two of them set out on a road trip of self-discovery - Gloria to finally confront the secrets of her past before they are erased from her memory forever and Hattie to face the hard choices that will determine her future Non Pratt's Trouble meets Thelma and Louisewith a touch of Elizabeth is Missingby Emma Healey, Clare Furniss' remarkable How Not To Disappearis an emotional rollercoaster of a novel. 'Funny, moving and packed with characters that jump off the page' Lisa Williamson, author ofThe Art of Being Normal 'Absolutely gorgeous, heartfelt and incredibly enjoyable' Robin Stevens, author ofLady Most Unladylike 'Funny, sharply observed, shocking and wonderful'Sunday Times Children'sbook of the week 'A beautifully executed story... gloriously funny, deeply emotional and a triumph'Daily Mail

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 416 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 Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Clare Furniss is a writer living in the UK. She studied at Cambridge University and is completing an MA in writing for young people. She is the author of The Year of the Rat and How Not to Disappear.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Bookseller Ya Book Award
This book was recognised by the Bookseller YA Book Award.

Bookseller Ya Book Award - Grades 7-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 7-12 category of the Bookseller YA Book Award.

Emotional, moving and thought provoking, and I loved it. * The Sun *

 

This isn't the first YA novel to incorporate dementia as a plot device, but it's gloriously funny, deeply emotional and a triumph. -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *

 

This novel, encompassing violence to women, changing attitudes to unmarried mothers, and many kinds of love, is funny, sharply observed, shocking and wonderful. -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *

 

Hattie and Gloria are such fantastic central characters. What a lovely, lovely book! -- Lisa Williamson, author of The Art of Being Normal

 

An absolutely gorgeous, heartfelt and incredibly enjoyable follow up to The Year of the Rat ... Clare writes about serious subjects lightly but with real feeling, and conveys family relationships so well. -- Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike

 

I enjoyed the honesty of it and the way in which sadness and joy are presented as two sides of the same coin. I enjoyed the acknowledgement that love doesn't always conquer all . . . But mostly I enjoyed the growing relationship between two women, one looking back over a life and one looking towards a life yet to come. Recommended.

 

* The Bookbag *

 

A really heartfelt book which has a lot to say about family and its importance. I thoroughly recommend it.

 

-- Kirsty, The Overflowing Library * Goodreads *

 

Just as emotional, warm and life-affirming as Clare Furniss' debut, The Year of the Rat . . . subtle but powerful . . . How Not to Disappear is another beautiful novel from Clare Furniss. It talks of love, family and the defining nature of memories in a way that is completely pitch-perfect.

 

* So Many Books, So Little Time *