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The Sound of Everything


No. of pages 368

Published: 2021

Great for age 12-18 years

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Life has taught Kadie to be cynical and not to trust anyone. She thinks she is prepared for everything, but then she meets Lips, also an outsider. However she has secrets of which she must let go, if she is to make a stab at friendship and love. Can she do it? Can she outwit the bullies? A thrilling story about love and daring to be yourself. Nominated for the Carnegie. Shortlisted for the Jhalak Children's & YA prize. Shortlisted for the Sheffield's children's and YA prize.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 368 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 2021 by Everything with Words .

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Sheffield Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

Jhalak Prize
The Jhalak Prize is awarded annually to the best book by a British writer of colour, as determined by a panel of judges.. It was founded in 2016 by authors Sunny Singh and Nikesh Shukla, in collaboration with Media Diversified, to address the lack of recognition for writers of colour in mainstream literary awards. The prize is open to fiction, non-fiction, and poetry across all genres, including works for adults and children.