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Away with Words

By: Sophie Cameron
Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
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Publisher's Summary

Gala and her dad, Jordi, have just moved from home in Cataluña to a town in Scotland, to live with Jordi’s boyfriend Ryan. Gala doesn’t speak much English, and feels lost, lonely and unable to be her usual funny self. Until she befriends Natalie, a girl with selective mutism. The two girls find their own ways to communicate, which includes collecting other people’s discarded words. They use the words to write anonymous supportive poems for their classmates, but then someone begins leaving nasty messages using the same method – and the girls are blamed.

Gala has finally started adapting to her new life in Scotland and is determined to find the culprit. Can she and Natalie show the school who they really are?
©2023 Sophie Cameron (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing
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Critic Reviews

'Utterly unique and movingly memorable, a wonderful story about what happens when we take control of our own narrative, and find ways to communicate across the gaps in language. Clever, brilliantly written and thought-provoking, it will stay with you.' (Sinéad O’Hart, author of the Eye of the North and The Star-Spun Web)
'A page-turning book about finding your place & your voice, it’s about the power & the pain & the colour of language too. I loved it.' (Perdita Cargill, author of Diary of an Accidental Witch)
'... this empathy-filled novel reveals the value of being heard, the power of language, and what it means to feel at home.' (LoveReading4Kids)

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