Join Pushkin Children’s Books for a fun and raucous evening with two brilliant writers for children in conversation. Pushkin Children’s Books Editor-at-Large Sarah Odedina will be interviewing debut novelist Daisy May Johnson (How to be Brave) and super talent Susie Bower (The Three Impossibles, School for Nobodies) on Wednesday 16th June between 7pm and 8pm on Zoom.

Daisy May Johnson’s How to be Brave (publishing 1st July) is a fizzingly funny, heartfelt middle-grade novel about a resourceful girl, her impractical mother and a kidnapping mystery.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Calla North and her mum Elizabeth live a life that’s far from normal. There are days when the power is cut off and Calla has to do her homework by candlelight; there are others when curious strangers want to talk to Elizabeth about her research on ducks. When Elizabeth says yes to a once-in-a-lifetime trip to save a small brown duck, she sends Calla to the best place she knows: The School of the Good Sisters. Staffed by nuns whose preferred subjects include light aircraft maintenance, camouflage skills, and cake - lots of cake - Calla is about to discover her bravery, and to learn that when trouble comes, there’s no better back-up than a Blessing of Nuns...

The Three Impossibles (publishing on 3rd June) by Susie Bower is an enchanting, suspenseful story of a curious girl, a family curse and impossible alchemy from the acclaimed author of School for Nobodies.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Mim grew up surrounded by secrets. On the day she was born, her mother died and a strange curse was cast on her family. Ever since, she's been isolated in a dismal castle behind high walls, forbidden from venturing to the Outside. But Mim has never been able to stop asking questions. And when her father hires a bogus governess, Madame Marionette – who brings along an entourage of thugs and a secret, caged ‘pet’ - Mim sets her enquiring mind to work on unravelling the mysteries all around her. Longing for a taste of freedom, she is willing to break all the rules to set out on an epic quest for the truth. But will it be enough to bring happiness back to the lonely castle?

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