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Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe)


No. of pages 192

Published: 2012

Great for age 5-8 years

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Beverley, a bit of a snob, cooks up a plot to visit the island off the coast. She manages to convince the somewhat cautious Elizabeth and her slob of a brother, Gerard, to come along. A surprise companion is Kevin, the cool guy who works in the local shop. This motley crew must find ways to support each other and put up with one another's shortcomings, when they become stranded on the island and encounter a strange inhabitant.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 10 years.

There are 192 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 2012 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Bisto Book Award - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Bisto Book Award.

'Not only one of the best Irish children's books of the year, but I honestly think one of the best Irish children's books we've ever had, full stop ...It's an amazingly clever book.'

-- Robert Dunbar - The Gay Byrne Show

 

'a magical and funny adventure about growing up and knowing yourself.'

-- RTE Guide * RTE Guide *

 

'It would be hard to overpraise this book. The characters are drawn with sensitivity and humour, the story, the stories within a story, are compelling, the location is fresh and vivid, and the novel is quite beautifully written. In the very best sense, it is an old-fashioned tale.'

-- Peter Hollindale - The School Librarian * The School Librarian *

 

'appealing tale ... particularly suitable as a class novel ... for younger children it is a simple old fashioned adventure tale while older readers would enjoy exploring the dynamics of adolescent relationships'

-- InTouch

 

'rightly deserves a place on every child's shelf'

-- Books Ireland

 

'has a poetic flow and beauty of language'

-- Books Ireland

 

'I had forgotten just how good this book is'

-- Books Ireland