Final Season

Striking Out

Shadow Girl

After Tomorrow

Mascot

Dead Time

Winter Damage

The Hat

When Joe tasted a mouthful he was amazed how delicious it was – a dense taste, better than any pasta he’d eaten before. Food was suddenly different – he felt as if his taste buds were doing the cha-cha-cha on Strictly.

Joe loves his Italian heritage: the language, the opera, the lasagne! But it’s hard to celebrate his Italian roots in Bryn Mawr, South Wales, where his mam is sick of running the family’s tatty café. Just like his great-grandfather who opened the café in 1929, Joe is an entrepreneur. He vows to save the family business, and to spice up the tired High Street with a little Italian flavour!

This is a heart-warming story about bringing a diverse community together and the amazing history of Italian immigrants in Wales. From the author of Cowgirl, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Final Season

Tim Green, 2021

Striking Out

Jane West, Jane Ac West, 2006

Shadow Girl

Sally Nicholls, 2014

After Tomorrow

Gillian Cross, 2013

Mascot

Antony John, 2018

Dead Time

Anne Cassidy, 2012

Winter Damage

Natasha Carthew, 2013

The Hat

Carol Ann Duffy, 2008