Barrington Stoke Teen: Lark Award-winning author/illustrator

The shattering climax to the sequence that started with Brock. Nicky and Kenny have saved all sorts of animals. But will they be able to save themselves? Things are tense at home for the brothers. Their mum’s coming to visit, and it will be the first time they’ve seen her in years. A lot has changed since they were little. Nicky’s not sure he’s ready to see her again. So the boys head out for a trek across the moors, to take their minds off everything. But what should have been a laugh, a lark, turns deadly when they’re caught in a blizzard. Nothing will ever be quite the same again…

• The finale of Anthony McGowan’s acclaimed Brock sequence

• Brock and Rook were both shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal

• Taut, lean fiction bursting with suspense and quiet emotion

• Dyslexia-friendly format using cream paper and clear fonts

Interest age: Teen. Reading age: 9.

“As gorgeous and life-affirming and as bittersweet and heartbreaking as you imagine.” The Bookbag