Red Sky in the Morning

Red Sky in the Morning

by ElizabethLaird (Author)

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Anna is looking forward to the birth of her baby brother. Ben arrives, but is disabled and will never be like other children. Anna loves him with her whole heart, but she finds herself unable to admit the truth of Ben's condition to her school friends. Eventually the truth gets out and leads not to the ridicule Anna expected, but to sympathy and understanding.

An emotional and wonderfully written story by Elizabeth Laird, Red Sky in the Morning was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 11 Feb 2016

ISBN 10: 1509802932
ISBN 13: 9781509802937
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal and runner-up for the Children's Book Award, Red Sky in the Morning is remarkably moving and beautifully narrated.

Media Reviews
A wonderfully moving story -- Times Educational Supplement
Author Bio
Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books, including The Prince Who Walked with Lions and Oranges in No Man's Land. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal for Jake's Tower, Red Sky in the Morning, Secret Friends, A Little Piece of Ground, The Garbage King and The Fastest Boy in the World. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.