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Artichoke Hearts


No. of pages 368

Published: 2021

Great for age 6-12 years

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Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari is an incredibly insightful, honest novel exploring the delicate balance, and often injustice, of life and death but at its heart is a celebration of friendship, culture, and life.'Heart-healing, deeply enriching and utterly chaotic . . . Be ready to have this one stay with you.' - Onjali Q Raf author of The Boy at the Back of the ClassTwelve-year-old Mira comes from a chaotic, artistic and outspoken family where its not always easy to be heard. As her beloved Nana Josie's health declines, Mira begins to discover the secrets of those around her, and also starts to keep some of her own. She is drawn to mysterious Jide, a boy who is clearly hiding a troubled past and has grown hardened layers like those of an artichoke around his heart. As Mira is experiencing grief for the first time, she is also discovering the wondrous and often mystical world around her.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

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

There are 368 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Pan Macmillan .

Sita Brahmachari won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize with her debut Artichoke Hearts and is one of the most interesting voices in children's books today. She is the 2015 Booktrust's Writer in Residence.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Waterstones Children's Book Prize
This book was recognised by the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Award. The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is therefore open only to authors who have published no more than three books."