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    Sofa Surfer
    Sofa Surfer
    Sofa Surfer
    Audiobook6 hours

    Sofa Surfer

    Written by Malcolm Duffy

    Narrated by Ross Adams

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    Malcolm Duffy's debut novel Me Mam. Me Dad. Me won the YA category of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2019, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Prize 2019 and selected for World Book Night.
    Written with humour and heart, Sofa Surfer looks at what it means to be homeless. 15-year-old Tyler's teenage angst turns to outright rebellion when his family leave London for a new life in Yorkshire. He's angry with his parents about the upheaval and furious at losing his home. With only the dog to confide in, Tyler has no idea that a chance meeting with a skinny girl called Spider will lead him into a world he never even knew existed. Spider is sofa surfing and Tyler finds himself spinning a tangled web of lies in his efforts to help her escape her world of fear and insecurity. Sofa Surfer shows how empathy and action can help those without a home to go to. As with his widely praised debut Me Mam. Me Dad. Me., Malcolm Duffy finds humour and heart even in dire situations. Relevant, warm and rewarding Sofa Surfer is about what happens when going home isn't an option.

    “A story with great heart, and wisdom, which shows the healing power of true friendship” ELE FOUNTAIN
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMay 14, 2020
    ISBN9781800241275
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    Malcolm Duffy

    Malcolm Duffy is a Geordie born and bred, but now he lives in Surrey with his wife and daughters. His debut, Me Mam. Me Dad. Me., shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, also won the YA category of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2019, the Redbridge Book Award 2019 and a host of other prizes. His second novel, Sofa Surfer, was shortlisted for the Redbridge Children's Book Award 2021, longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021 and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021. malcolmduffy.com Twitter: @malcolmduffyUK Instagram: malcolm.duffy

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    • 4/5
      I really loved this touching story and the fact that characters innocence was kept intact until the end but the one thing that really bothered me was the Northern accent the book was read in. The main character and the story teller is a Londoner, it should have been read accordingly