People Like Stars New Award-winning author by Patrice Lawrence (author)

Multi-award-winning Patrice Lawrence’s first contemporary middle grade novel is a page-turning mystery and exploration of fractured families, long-buried secrets and the power of friendship, told with warmth and compassion. Three 13-year-old strangers are connected by one big secret. Nervous Ayrton was stolen away from his mum as a baby. He was returned safely, but now Mum won’t let him out of her sight. Curious Stanley has a Forbidden Grandmother. His mum won’t even talk about her. Homeless Sen has finally found a place to live, but she’ll be out on the street if she upsets her secretive landlady. What happens when their paths cross…?

Stunning storytelling – by turns powerful and witty – from an exceptional writer for young people.
A page-turning mystery with real depth.
Patrice has won the Waterstones Children’s Prize and the YA Book prize and been shortlisted for many other prestigious awards.

Product Details

Catalogue number

1198 in Setanta SCB Offer January 2025

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702315640

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

January 30th, 2025

Other details

304 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Patrice Lawrence

Patrice Lawrence is the multi-award-winning author of Orangeboy, which won the 2017 Waterstone’s Book Prize, the 2017 YA Book Prize and was shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Book Awards and the Carnegie Award. Indigo Donut was shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Prize and the Carnegie Award, was Book of the Week in The Times, The Sunday Times and The Observer, and was one of The Times’ top children’s books in 2017.