Silence is Goldfish - Couverture souple

Pitcher, Annabel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780620020 ISBN 13 : 9781780620022

Editeur : Orion Children's Books, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

This amazing story is very well written and easy to read, as always! As with Ketchup Clouds, I would recommend this book to teenagers from about the age of fourteen who are just beginning to experience love, betrayal, recklessness and loneliness. (GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2015-10-01)

The book immediately feels like a Pitcher novel and her beautiful writing style is what really makes it enjoyable. (GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2015-10-02)

This novel is both heart-breaking and hilarious. Tess is a fabulous protagonist, a strong, outgoing girl who tries her hardest to please those around her, yet one who deals with daily bullying on account of her size and unconventional looks. Her journey of self-discovery is incredibly difficult and you cannot help but cheer her on every step of the way. It is exceptionally well written and an absolute joy to read. (BOOK TRUST)

Strong in substance and originality, Pitcher continues to bring boldness and uniqueness to YA (WE LOVE THIS BOOK 2015-09-28)

More sad, funny and relatable family dynamic storytelling from Annabel Pitcher (THE BOOKBAG)

A beautifully told story about identity and how important it is to children and teenagers (THE WHISPERING OF THE PAGES 2015-10-01)

Quirky, entertaining with a mixture of sadness and humour that pretty much sums up the mindset of a teenager trying to find their place in the world. I'll definitely be looking out for more books from this author in the future. (REVIEWED THE BOOK)

Pitcher brilliantly captures the elasticity of the teenage mind, its ability to apprehend reality in a multiplicity of angles, its tendency to see itself alternatively as a speck of dust in the universe or as an all-encompassing being. Picher's writing is intriguing, riveting, respectful, true and oh so funny. (Inis Reading Guide 2015-16)

Pitcher writes clearly and elegantly and the novel is full of her trademark wit (Daily Telegraph Online)

Exploring the importance of family, friends and being yourself, this is another standout book from an award-winning author. When Tess Turner accidentally looks at her dad's computer, she realises why she's never felt like she fits in. Her reaction is to stop speaking, except inside her own head, and what follows is a poignant and compelling story. (The Sun Online 2015-10-17)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The third YA novel from the bestselling and prizewinning author of MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE and KETCHUP CLOUDS, in which Tessie-T discovers she's a Pluto and her parents wanted a Mercury or Venus, at least.

My name is Tess Turner - at least, that's what I've always been told.

I have a voice but it isn't mine. It used to say things so I'd fit in, to please my parents, to please my teachers. It used to tell the universe I was something I wasn't. It lied.

It never occurred to me that everyone else was lying too. But the words that really hurt weren't the lies: it was six hundred and seventeen words of truth that turned my world upside down.

Words scare me, the lies and the truth, so I decided to stop using them.
I am Pluto. Silent. Inaccessible. Billions of miles away from everything I thought I knew.

Tessie-T has never really felt she fitted in and after what she read that night on her father's blog she knows for certain that she never will. How she deals with her discovery makes an entirely riveting, heart-breaking story told through Tess's eyes as she tries to find her place in the world.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Orion Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1780620020
• ISBN 13: 9781780620022
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384