Kenny, Sim and Blake are determined to give their friend Ross a proper send-off, so they steal his ashes and embark on a journey to the small hamlet of Ross, on the west coast of Scotland. As they travel across the country, they not only discover something about themselves and their friendship, but also how Ross affected each of their lives in different ways.
This book features in the following series: Rollercoasters, Rollercoasters Series .
. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.
There are 320 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Oxford University Press .
Almost every Keith Gray novel has been shortlisted or won a major award. Creepers and Warehouse have been shortlisted for The Guardian Prize and The Runner won the Smarties Silver Medal in 2002. He lives in Edinburgh.
This book contains the following story:
Ostrich Boys
'It's not really kidnapping, is it? He'd have to be alive for it to be proper kidnapping.' Kenny, Sim and Blake are about to embark on a remarkable journey of friendship. Stealing the urn containing the ashes of their best friend Ross, they set out from Cleethorpes on the east coast to travel the 261 miles to the tiny hamlet of Ross in Dumfries and Galloway. After a depressing and dispiriting funeral they feel taking Ross to Ross will be a fitting memorial for a 15 year-old boy who changed all their lives through his friendship. Little do they realise just how much Ross can still affect life for them even though he's now dead.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Green Mountain Book Award
This book was recognised by the Green Mountain 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.
