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Keith Gray - Ben’s Gargoyle, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Ben’s Gargoyle

Av Keith Gray

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Critically acclaimed author Keith Gray masterfully grapples with the difficult dynamics of a tumultuous family environment in this compelling and bittersweet tale. When Ben sees a monstrous gargoyle creeping across the midnight rooftops, he’s desperate to tell someone. But Ben feels alone in his new home and is finding it hard fitting in at his new school.Ben’s dad doesn’t believe him. He’s always angry. He says Ben needs to act his age, stand up to the school bullies and “be a man”. But can Ben find the courage to stand up to the biggest bully of all? And every night the gargoyle creeps closer. Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-06-04
  • Mått: 129 x 198 x 12 mm
  • Vikt: 180 g
  • Ålder: 9-12
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Läsålder: 9-12
  • Antal sidor: 104
  • Förlag: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Illustratör: Keith Robinson
  • ISBN: 9780008774615
  • Miljömärkning: Produced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.) Produced in the UK using 100% renewable electricity.
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Keith Gray’s debut novel Creepers was published when he was only 24 and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. His subsequent books include Ostrich Boys, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal as well as the Costa Children’s Book Award and has been adapted for the stage, The Last Soldier, which was shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Awards, and The Runner, which won the Smarties Silver Medal. Keith lives with his family in Vienna, Austria, where he co-founded the writer development community Kulturverein: Sunday Writers’ Club.

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"Ben's Gargoyle packs one heck of a punch. Keith Gray's story – complemented wonderfully by Keith Robinson's illustrations – explores themes of family, friendship and courage, and builds swiftly to a finale that's as astonishing as it is moving." — Darren Simpson

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