Far Far Away by Tom McNeal (author)

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2014

Where does magic end and the real world start? A outsider boy is drawn into a modern fairy tale haunted by the ghosts of the Brothers Grimm. Jeremy can hear voices. The townspeople of Never Better treat him like an outsider. Life has been tough since his mother left and his father became a recluse. But one of the voices holds a special, hopeful power for Jeremy: the voice of the ghost of Jacob Grimm. Jacob watches over Jeremy, protecting him from an unknown dark evil whispered about in the space between this world and the next. That is, until a troublesome local girl, Ginger, takes an interest in Jeremy and his unique abilities. If you’re familiar with the Grimm Brothers, you’ll already know that not all fairy tales have happy endings…