The Song from Somewhere Else
Frank doesn't know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from bullies. No one at school likes him. He's big, quiet and he smells weird.
And yet, there's something nice about Nick's house. Frank hears music playing - it's light and good and it makes her feel happy for the first time in forever. But there's more to Nick, and to his house, than meets the eye, and soon Frank realises she isn't the only one keeping secrets. Or the only one who needs helps ...
It is amazingly illustrated throughout by the utterly brilliant Levi Pinfold. (All the pictures on this bit of the website are by him.)
‘I can't tell you how much I love The Worlds We Leave Behind and The Song From Somewhere Else for the words that jump out and grab you by the nose, and that everyone can be a mixture of good and bad - no simple goodies and baddies.’ - Mini Grey
Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal (2018) and ULKA Book Award (2018).
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal (2018), Mythopoeic Award for Children’s Fantasy (2018), Calderdale Children's Book Award (2017), Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Award (2017).
Winner of the Amnesty International/CILIP Honour (2018).
Selected for inclusion in the International Youth Library White Ravens recommendations for 2017.
Featured on EmpathyLab’s Read for Empathy 2018 list.
Gold Standard Selection for Junior Library Guild.
A signed copy of the paperback edition costs £9.00 including UK postage and packing (for overseas orders please contact me first).
Click the video below to see and hear Levi talk about his process in creating the amazing pictures in our book. (Made by CILIP as part of their Kate Greenaway Medal shadowing scheme.) Or click this link to visit Just Imagine’s website to hear an interview with me, AFH, about the book.
