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The Final Year

by Joe Todd-Stanton, Matt Goodfellow   |  Ages 11+
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The Final Year
The Final Year

Verse novel: growing up, friendship, resilience.

"The Final Year" might just resonate with you if you remember the bittersweet nature of transitions. It's not only a tale of navigating academic pressures and the shift from primary to high school; it's a heartening story of personal growth. Goodfellow captures the essence of childhood friendships and the challenge of accepting change, weaving it into poetry that could help you understand your own battles or simply appreciate the resilience we find in the face of life's upheavals.

  • Carnegie Medal Nominee for Shortlist (2025)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Final Year

by Joe Todd-Stanton, Matt Goodfellow   |  Ages 11+
Compare to estimated retail price: RM57.00 MYR  

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ISBN: 9781915659040
Authors: Joe Todd-Stanton, Matt Goodfellow
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
Date of Publication: 2023-09-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Readers, Chapter Books
Related Topics: Realistic Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.6
(rated by 2216 readers)

Description

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS at his side - they’ve been inseparable since Nursery. But when they are put in two different classes and PS finds a new friend in Turner, the school bully, his world turns upside-down. As he struggles to make sense of this and forge new friendships, he’s dealt another blow when his youngest brother, Dylan is rushed into hospital. His new teacher, Mr. Joshua, sees a spark inside of Nate that’s lit by his love of reading and writing and shows him how to use this to make sense of what’s going on. But with so much working against him, and anger rising inside him, will this be enough? This powerful and lyrical story, told in verse, about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it explores themes of family, identity, belonging, navigating friendships and the hardships of everyday life in a working-class family in the North of England. With line drawings by award-winning illustrator, Joe Todd-Stanton.
 

Verse novel: growing up, friendship, resilience.

"The Final Year" might just resonate with you if you remember the bittersweet nature of transitions. It's not only a tale of navigating academic pressures and the shift from primary to high school; it's a heartening story of personal growth. Goodfellow captures the essence of childhood friendships and the challenge of accepting change, weaving it into poetry that could help you understand your own battles or simply appreciate the resilience we find in the face of life's upheavals.

  • Carnegie Medal Nominee for Shortlist (2025)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.