Cordelia, Unscripted
$19.54
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2027
Summary
King Lear meets Mean Girls in this raw, moving novel in verse about identity, friendship and learning to love yourself from multi-award-winning author Manjeet Man.
Cordelia has spent her whole life trying to be enough. Enough for her mother. Enough for everyone else.
When the weight of impossible expectations finally becomes too much, she leaves home for drama school in the city. Here, the future feels wide open. Here, she can reinvent herself and finally belong.
But f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241588710 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241588715 |
| Author: | Manjeet Mann |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2027 |
| Weight: | 229g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 12-17 |
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Manjeet Mann
Manjeet Mann is a multi-award-winning author, playwright, screenwriter, and actress.
Her debut YA novel, Run Rebel, was shortlisted for the 2021 Carnegie Medal and won the CILIP Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Award, the UKLA Award, the Diverse Book Award, and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award. It was also named a Guardian Best Book of 2020.
Her second novel, The Crossing, won the 2022 Costa Children’s Book Award, the UKLA Award, and was the Overall Winner at the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for numerous other prizes, including the 2022 Carnegie Medal, Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and YA Book Award.
Manjeet also writes picture books, including Small’s Big Dream, which won the Readers’ Choice Award at the Diverse Book Awards.
She adapted Run Rebel for the stage with Pilot Theatre, earning Best Production at the 2025 Off West End Stage Awards.
Manjeet lives in Scotland.
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