Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist (KelpiesEdge)

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Alone and penniless after his father is killed in a cotton mill accident, fourteen-year-old William faces the rest of his childhood in a brutal workhouse. Forming an unlikely friendship with fellow juvenile delinquent Skeates, the pair stage a break out and set off on a crazy route across Scotland to find Connor's dad, an inmate at Shotts prison.

Winner of the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2019 Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018 Quick-witted, sharp-tongued Connor Lambert won't take it any longer: the bullying, the secrets, the sympathy. I liked the characters Connor and Skeates, and enjoyed the evolution of their relationship which was really sweet. JPG' alt='Children in a school watching an author event' x="0" y="0" height="350px" width="350px" style="transform: scaleX(. An attack on Bains exposes Nadia’s own nefarious background (she was a Russian assassin) and Lorn knows a way to help her and redeem himself but is stuck inside a police station.With unlikely ally Skeates, he sets off on one last wild adventure -- a crazy tour across Scotland dodging the police, joy riding and looking for answers.

After fourteen years of blaming Arthur for this misfortune he’s given the opportunity for revenge, but although Munro is the one suffering from Alzheimer’s it’s Harry who should be questioning his own memories in this story that warns of the dangers of recollections and revenge. Forming an unlikely friendship with fellow juvenile delinquent Skeates, the pair stage a break out and set off on a crazy tour across Scotland to find Connor’s dad, an inmate at Shotts prison. Only problem was I could not put it down - all household chores, children and meals were forgotten until I could get my Connor and Skeates fix.His style and compassion made me think of John Green's books - but with an added Scottish twist and humour - pure genius! Quick-witted, sharp-tongued Connor Lambert won’t take it any longer: the bullying, the secrets, the sympathy. After he fights at school, while his mother has a breakdown and ends up at the hospital, he is sent to a government housing for minors thing along with his sworn enemy, the boy he fought with, Skeates. Quick-witted, sharp-tongued Connor Lambert won't take it any longer: the bullying, the secrets, the sympathy.

This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine. If you need an author to have specialist skills, experience or knowledge beyond their creative work, please ask for more information about this ahead of booking them for an event. Any number of people had reason to assault Harry Bains but his seventeen year old step son Lorn McGregor is the one in custody, and he needs to get out.But it does introduce him to the best squad in town: kick-ass Poppy, her on-off girlfriend June and the super cute Rye. But when things turn really weird, it is Skeates he ends up running away with – although not in a romantic way. Well, we’re all terminal, because as Connor keeps saying, ‘nadie deja este mundo vivo’ which means no one leaves this world alive. I really enjoyed reading Connor and Skeates' adventure across Scotland and all the ups and downs they faced along the way. I met John on holiday in Scotland and consequently read his book which one of us daughters persuaded him to give me.