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Persist

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Melvin Burgess, Cathy Brett

  • Persist
  • Persist
    A haunting, powerful drama from Carnegie Medalist Melvin Burgess, about a mother clinging to hope and a daughter trying to find her way back.

72 pages
Interest Age: 12 to 18
Reading Age: 7
2015
ISBN: 9781781124949

A girl in a coma. A desperate mother. Marianne has been absent from her own life for so long that even her mother's unwavering faith is starting to tremble. But Marianne, floating in her own world, is starting to remember who she is - and the sad woman that visits every day. Can they both persist long enough to find a way back to one another? Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+.

Information for Adults:This book has a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock so that even more readers can enjoy it. It has been edited to a reading age of 7.