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12%OFFJohn Young - Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist - 9781782504245 - V9781782504245
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Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist

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Description for Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist Paperback. Connor's dying, but he's not dead yet. With unlikely ally Skeates, he sets off on one last wild adventure -- a crazy tour across Scotland dodging the police, joy riding and looking for answers. A bold debut novel full of heart, guts and raw emotion. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; YFB; YXA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Winner of the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2019 Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018 Quick-witted, sharp-tongued Connor Lambert won't take it any longer: the bullying, the secrets, the sympathy. He's been dying from cancer for years, but he's not dead yet. He's going down fighting. Forming an unlikely friendship with fellow juvenile delinquent Skeates, the pair stage a break out and set off on a crazy tour across Scotland -- dodging the police, joy riding and extreme partying -- to find Connor's dad, an inmate at Shotts prison. But Connor's left two things behind ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Floris Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782504245
SKU
V9781782504245
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About John Young
John Young is a writer who is originally from Belfast and now lives near Edinburgh. A former lawyer, he helped found The Teapot Trust, a children's art therapy charity, with his wife Laura. He was a Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award winner in 2013.

Reviews for Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist
'This book draws the reader in with the ups and downs of both boys' lives
recommended.'
School Library Connection 'Sweet , [...] incredibly funny, and tremendously exciting.'
The Bookwitch 'A bold and brilliant debut.'
Keith Gray, author of Ostrich Boys and Creepers 'I normally dislike books about dying teens, but ... Read more

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