I'm still working my way through the short list of titles from the Children's Book Council Awards for 2015 - Young Adult category. That said, here's a title for the very young adult, say, 13 year olds. A tidy story with an engaging plot.
Kat's mum died recently. An only child, her dad is doing it tough, struggling to push through his grief and working a few jobs on night shift. Consequently, Kat is often left alone and sadly, she is taken advantage of by an intruder. The story is really about solving this crime. She meets a soul-mate, Al, at the park, and he is more than happy to step in and support her:
Al surveyed the front fence line. 'So the prowler must have simply walked in through your front gate the other night. And if he returns, that's still his only entry point. But Herc, noble beast that he is, has now plugged that gap for us with his operatic barking. So, what else have we missed?' (p.164)
Well, I'm only half way through the novel, so we'll both have to keep reading if we want to know how the story ends!Miss ^__^
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