Gemma longs for her lost mother, taking comfort from the cuttings in her scrapbook; pictures of mothers who loved their children come what may.

Mike is new to the area; a boy with a terrible secret to hide. A secret about his missing mother.

Gemma and Mike - two kids hurt by their past and now inextricably linked. Their effect on each other's lives will be explosive.

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

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Pan Macmillan .

Malorie Blackman was the 8th UK Children's Laureate and is one of the UK's highest profile authors for teenagers and young adults. She has won the Children's Book Award and a raft of other prizes and is the force behind the annual YALC event.