Description:
Abby struggles to adjust when her dad's new girlfiend comes to live with them in this sensitive and touching story from Sally Nicholls.
Brief description:
Acclaimed author Sally Nicholls has written several novels for children, including Ways to Live Forever, Shadow Girl, and Season of Secrets. She has won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Dimplex New Writer of the Year Award. Her short story in Mystery & Mayhem is 'Safe Keeping', a tribute to Boy's Own-style adventures.
Review Quotes:
"Nicholls, in this short novel, deftly explores the emotions a child feels in adjusting to a new family member. Anyone who has experienced this adjustment will feel deeply for Abby." - Books for Keeps
"This is a lovely story that talks about family in a way that is very approachable and understandable ... A must have for the empathy collection in your library." - The School Librarian
"Beautifully handled, this is a story that evokes empathy for ... Abby, Dad and Jen. Each of them is struggling, loving, trying to get it right ... and finally succeeding. Who knew that 'adults are human beinsg too'?!" - An Awfully Big Blog Adventure
"This story shows how important acceptance, understanding and empathy are in how we develop relationships with new people in our lives." - Scope for Imagination