When Shadows Fall

Kai, Orla and Zak grew up together; music, laughter and friendship bind them and they have big plans for their future – until Kai’s family suffers a huge loss. Trying to cope with his grief, Kai is drawn into a new and more dangerous crowd, his dreams for the future a distant memory. Excluded from school and retreating from his loved ones, Orla, Zak and new classmate Om are determined to help him find his way back. But are they too late?

Selling Points:

• Sita Brahmachari has been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal five times, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2011 and has been bestowed with the IBBY honour.
• WHERE THE RIVER RUNS GOLD was Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month in 2019 and Sita has a World Book Day title in 2021.
• An ambassador for Amnesty, Sita is passionate about safeguarding human rights and diverse voices being heard, which comes through in her thoughtful and sensitive storytelling.
• Through an original mix of forms – with verse and prose, and illustrations from Natalie Sirett – it explores themes that will resonate with all readers.
• Perfect for fans of THE BLACK FLAMINGO, AND THE STARS WERE BURNING BRIGHTLY and THE POET X.