Cette autrice, diplômée d'anglais à Oxford, a travaillé comme scénariste et enseignante d'anglais. Ses contributions littéraires se caractérisent par des observations perspicaces et une profondeur émotionnelle. S'appuyant sur son expérience en écriture créative et en éducation, elle se consacre désormais entièrement à sa carrière d'écrivaine. Ses romans offrent des réflexions profondes qui résonnent fortement auprès des lecteurs.
Briony had always suspected there was something wrong with her teacher. But after doing some further investigation with her friend Sergio, she uncovers a secret conspiracy so amazing that she could never have believed it was true. Find out how the adventure unfolds in this thrilling mystery novel by Carnegie-medal nominee Annabel Pitcher.
A warm and witty tale of best friends, birthdays, rivalry and learning to share from award-winning author, Annabel Pitcher.
My sister lives on the mantelpiece. Well, some of her does. Everyone kept saying it would get better with time, but that's just one of those lies that grown ups tell. Five years on, it's worse than ever: Dad drinks, Mum's gone and Jamie's left with questions that he must answer for himself
Zoe, a teenager in Bath, England, writes letters to a death-row inmate in Texas, hoping to find comfort in sharing her guilty secret over the death of a friend with someone who can never tell her family.
Full of love, humour and heartbreak, this beautifully crafted YA novella from the multi award-winning author of Ketchup Clouds and My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece is a compassionate and distinctive tale of modern family life and its issues. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 13+
SILENCE IS GOLDFISH is a story that demands to be heard. 'I have a voice but it isn't mine. It used to say things so I'd fit in - to please my parents, to please my teachers. It used to tell the universe I was something I wasn't. It lied.' Fifteen-year-old Tess doesn't mean to become mute. At first, she's just too shocked to speak. And who wouldn't be? Discovering your whole life has been a lie because your dad isn't your real father is a pretty big deal. Tess sets out to find the truth of her identity, and uncovers a secret that could ruin multiple lives. But can she ask for help when she's forgotten how to use her voice? This is the third YA novel from the bestselling and prizewinning author of MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE and KETCHUP CLOUDS.
Nová skvelá kniha od Annabel Pitcher je príbehom Archieho Maxwella. Borí sa s mnohými problémami. Jeho otec opúšťa rodinu, v škole ho šikanujú takzvaní kamaráti a ešte je tu Tia, dievča, ktoré má rád a ktoré hľadá odpovede na otázky o smrti svojho brata. Keď sa Archie dozvie celú pravdu otcovi, zrúti sa mu svet. Špirálovito sa prepadá na temné dno, nedokáže sa so vzniknutou situáciou vyrovnať. Z týchto okolností existuje jediné východisko - so všetkým raz a navždy skoncovať. Je Archie dosť silný, aby odolal konečnému rozhodnutiu a uchránil Tiu pred rovnakým pokušením?Autorka kníh pre deti a mládež Annabel Pitcherovej otvára tému, ktorej sa väčšina autorov vyhýba. Odvážna a úprimná novela prináša krehký príbeh o živote modernej rodiny a jej problémoch.
