David Burton’s memoir, How to be Happy, won the 2014 Text Prize for YA and Children’s Writing. His fiction debut, The Man in the Water, proves to be just as masterful.
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David Burton’s memoir, How to be Happy, won the 2014 Text Prize for YA and Children’s Writing. His fiction debut, The Man in the Water, proves to be just as masterful.
In which Kilmeny of the Orchard turns out to be an uncomfortable story-version of 1D’s “What Makes You Beautiful.”
A review of Clare Atkins’ latest YA novel, Between Us.