The Climbers
Paperback
Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship.
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
Sully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister’s tangled branches and clamber up Double Trunker with ease. But when new kid Nottingham shows up and astonishes everyone with his climbing skills, Sully’s status is under threat and there’s only one way to prove who’s best. Sully and Nottingham must race to climb the last unnamed tree. Whoever makes it to the top will become a legend. But something spiteful and ugly has reared its head in Sully … Is it worth losing everything just to reach the top?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-999-9
Interest age
11+
Reading age
8
Accelerated Reader Level
4.3
Publication Date
05-08-2021
Format
Paperback
Pages
120 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship.
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
Sully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister’s tangled branches and clamber up Double Trunker with ease. But when new kid Nottingham shows up and astonishes everyone with his climbing skills, Sully’s status is under threat and there’s only one way to prove who’s best. Sully and Nottingham must race to climb the last unnamed tree. Whoever makes it to the top will become a legend. But something spiteful and ugly has reared its head in Sully … Is it worth losing everything just to reach the top?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Keith Gray, Cover design by Tom Clohosy Cole
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-999-9
Reading age
8
Interest age
11+
Accelerated Reader Level
4.3
Publication Date
05-08-2021
Format
Paperback
Pages
120 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship.
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
Sully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister’s tangled branches and clamber up Double Trunker with ease. But when new kid Nottingham shows up and astonishes everyone with his climbing skills, Sully’s status is under threat and there’s only one way to prove who’s best. Sully and Nottingham must race to climb the last unnamed tree. Whoever makes it to the top will become a legend. But something spiteful and ugly has reared its head in Sully … Is it worth losing everything just to reach the top?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Keith Gray, Cover design by Tom Clohosy Cole
