Silence is Goldfish

The 57 Bus

White Bird

Everything, Everything

Love Letters to the Dead

Dear Sweet Pea

Paper Butterflies

You Have a Match

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.

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The 57 Bus

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White Bird

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Everything, Everything

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Love Letters to the Dead

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Dear Sweet Pea

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Paper Butterflies

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You Have a Match

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