Author(s): Gourlay, Candy,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 04/01/2024,
Pagination: 336 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: David Fickling Books,
Published By: David Fickling Books,
Book Classification: General fiction (Children's/YA)
Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 27mm
Weight: 296g
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781788452083

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'A shocking, refreshingly different coming-of-age story' The Times Children's Book of the Week'A powerhouse of a novel' The Observer'Confirms Gourlay as a brilliantly accomplished and original historical novelist' The Guardian Books of the Month'[Gourlay's] sparse and feathery prose has an almost mesmeric quality - and succeeds in building a beautiful story out of harrowing events' The Telegraph, five-star reviewThe year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she's growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn't ready to give up her dream to become a hunter.

When her tribe are offered a journey to America to be part of the St. Louis World's Fair, Luki will discover that the land of opportunity does not share its possibilities equally . . .