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Good Boy

Author: Mal Peet and Emma Shoard   Series: Super-readable YA

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A powerful and unsettling novella from the multi-award-winning Mal Peet, with stunning full-colour illustrations from Kate Greenaway-longlisted Emma Shoard.

A powerful and unsettling novella from the beloved Mal Peet, with stunning illustrations from Kate Greenaway longlisted Emma Shoard.

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A powerful and unsettling novella from the multi-award-winning Mal Peet, with stunning full-colour illustrations from Kate Greenaway-longlisted Emma Shoard.

A powerful and unsettling novella from the beloved Mal Peet, with stunning illustrations from Kate Greenaway longlisted Emma Shoard.

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A powerful and unsettling novella from the multi-award-winning Mal Peet, with stunning full-colour illustrations from Kate Greenaway-longlisted Emma Shoard.
Sandie has been battling it since childhood: the hulking, snarling black dog of her nightmares. For years, her precious pet dog Rabbie has kept the monster at bay, but when he is no longer there to protect her, the black dog reappears to stalk Sandie in her sleep … Illuminating the undeniable power of Mal Peet's pared-back prose, Good Boy is an evocative examination of fear and anxiety that will leave you guessing long after its final page. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 14+

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Critic Reviews

“"There are many writers who can take you inside a nightmare. It takes Mal Peel to show you the way back out" -- Frank Cottrell Boyce”

"There are many writers who can take you inside a nightmare. It takes Mal Peel to show you the way back out" – Frank Cottrell Boyce

"A beautiful book … simple but profound" – Just Imagine

"Peet pulls no punches in exploring the life and mind of a teen suffering from anxiety. The engaging, sparsely written narrative is suspensful and keeps the reader guessing all the way. Shoard's haunting, murky illustrations work perfectly. A super-readable, unnerving work that stands with the late Peet's best" – CBI, Recommended Reads

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About the Author

Mal Peet was a multi-award-winning novelist best known for his young adult fiction, including Keeper, Tamar, and Life: An Unexploded Diagram. His novels were nominated for and won several awards including the Carnegie Medal, the Branford Boase Award, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. In 2017 his final novel Beck was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Mal passed away in 2015.

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A powerful and unsettling novella from the beloved Mal Peet, with stunning illustrations from Kate Greenaway longlisted Emma Shoard. Sandie has been battling this demon since her childhood; the sinister black dog of her nightmares that no one can understand. Though her precious pet Rabbie may have fought back this monster for years, when he is no longer there to protect her, Sandie is forced to confront her darkest fears and the black dog will return to haunt her... A deeply unnerving examination of fear that will leave you guessing long after its final page.

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers | Barrington Stoke Ltd
Published
5th March 2019
Pages
88
ISBN
9781781128527

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