Silence is Goldfish

White Bird

Dear Sweet Pea

Paper Butterflies

Fighting Words

Witness

The Lottie Project

Sundae Girl

Ten-year-old Jamie hasn't cried since it happened. He knows he should have—Jasmine cried, Mum cried, Dad still cries. Roger didn't, but then he is just a cat and didn't know Rose that well, really.

Everyone kept saying it would get better with time, but that's just one of those lies that grown-ups tell in awkward situations. Five years on, it's worse than ever: Dad drinks, Mum's gone and Jamie's left with questions that he must answer for himself.

This is his story, an unflinchingly real yet heart-warming account of a young boy's struggle to make sense of the loss that tore his family apart.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Silence is Goldfish

Annabel Pitcher, 2015

White Bird

R.J. Palacio, 2019

Dear Sweet Pea

Julie Murphy, 2019

Paper Butterflies

Lisa Heathfield, Caryl Lewis, 2022

Fighting Words

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, 2020

Witness

Karen Hesse, 2000

The Lottie Project

Jacqueline Wilson, Vicky Ireland, 1997

Sundae Girl

Cathy Cassidy, 2007