Ele Fountain

The story of a refugee: one child's journey stands for the journeys of many and the hopes of even more.

Boy 87

A young refugee crosses continents in this timely, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel of survival. Shif has a happy life, unfamiliar with the horrors of his country's regime. He is one of the smartest boys in school, and feels safe and loved in the home he shares with his mother and little sister, right next door to his best friend. But the day that soldiers arrive at his door, Shif knows that he will never be safe again--his only choice is to run. Facing both unthinkable cruelty and boundless kindness, Shif bravely makes his way towards a future he can barely imagine. Based on real experiences and written in spare, powerful prose, this gripping debut illustrates the realities faced by countless young refugees across the world today. Refugee 87 is a story of friendship, kindness, hardship, survival, and -- above all -- hope.

Refugee 87

Semu (Fake) merupakan novel dengan alur yang mendebarkan tentang identitas dan kehidupan digital kita. Bayangkan sebuah dunia di mana satu-satunya teman Anda adalah virtual, dan perusahaan teknologi besar mengontrol akses ke makanan, perawatan kesehatan, dan rekreasi. Ini adalah dunia Jess. Namun saat menginjak usia empat belas tahun, Jess bisa bersekolah bersama anak-anak lain untuk pertama kalinya. Kebanyakan dari mereka membenci dunia 'nyata', tetapi Jess mulai mempertanyakan apakah dunia digital itu 'sempurna'. Kembali ke rumah, obat penyelamat hidup adiknya Chloe semakin mahal. Bertekad untuk membantu, Jess mempertaruhkan segalanya dengan menggunakan keterampilan yang dilarang di dunia maya, hanya untuk tersandung pada sesuatu yang eksplosif. Sesuatu yang akan menjungkirbalikkan seluruh dunianya. Terserah Jess untuk mencari tahu apa yang asli, dan apa yang palsu - kelangsungan hidup Chloe bergantung padanya. Sinopsis: Antibiotik tidak lagi mempan. Orang-orang jadi takut ketularan penyakit. Akibatnya, semua dilakukan secara virtual. Selain itu, perusahaan-perusahaan teknologi besar menguasai makanan, kesehatan, serta hiburan. Itulah dunia Jess. Namun, saat berusia empat belas tahun, Jess boleh bersekolah offline di asrama. Dan ia pun mempertanyakan apakah dunia digital memang sempurna. Sementara itu, obat untuk Chloe, saudaranya, semakin mahal. Jess lantas nekat menggunakan berbagai keahlian terlarang dunia siber, dan mendapati sesuatu yang akan menjungkirbalikkan segalanya. Jess harus bisa membedakan mana yang nyata atau semu. Nyawa Chloe jadi taruhannya. Selling Point: Novel thriller remaja tentang hal-hal yang relatable dengan kondisi saat ini: kehidupan serba online lalu offline, konspirasi perusahaan teknologi, farmasi, dll.

Semu (Fake)

Melt

A thrillingly paced, timely novel about identity and our digital lives from the award-winning author of Boy 87, Lost and Melt 'A compellingly-told modern fable' Katya Balen, author of The Space We're In In a digital world it's hard to know what's real. Imagine a world where your only friends are virtual, and big tech companies control access to food, healthcare and leisure. This is Jess's world. But when she turns fourteen, Jess can go to school with other children for the first time. Most of them hate the 'real' world, but Jess begins to question whether the digital world is 'perfect' after all. Back home, her sister Chloe's life-saving medication is getting ever more expensive. Determined to help, Jess risks everything by using skills forbidden in the cyber-world, only to stumble on something explosive. Something that will turn her whole world upside down. It's up to Jess to figure out exactly what is real, and what is fake - Chloe's survival depends on it.

Fake

When their father fails to come home one day, Lola and Amit face a terrifying new reality. With no money and no idea how to look after themselves, they are made homeless and must find a way to survive on the streets. Things go from bad to worse when Lola and Amit are separated. In a race to find her brother, Lola must rely on the help of Rafi - a boy who, like her, is struggling to endure homelessness. Thrilling and hard-hitting in equal measure, Lost is a rich adventure story with urgent social themes.

Lost

An urgent story of adventure and survival in a warming climate, from the multi-award-winning author of Boy 87 and Lost Yutu lives in a remote, Arctic village with his elderly grandmother. Their traditional way of life is threatened by the changing snow and ice, which melts faster every year. Bea is trying to adapt to yet another new school. Worse still, her father’s new job takes up any spare time, and his behaviour becomes odd and secretive. On a trip she hopes will fix things, their fates take a drastic turn and Bea’s life becomes entwined with Yutu’s in a way she could never have imagined. Together, they are locked in a desperate race for survival.

The powerful story of two siblings trying to survive extreme poverty by the multi-award-winning, Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author of Boy 87 Lola's life is about to become unrecognisable. So is Lola. Everything used to be comfortable. She lived in a big house with her family, where her biggest problems were arguing with her little brother or being told she couldn't have a new phone. But as one disaster follows another, the threads of her home and family begin to unravel. Cut off from everything she has known before, Lola must find a new way to survive. Now, an ordinary girl must become extraordinary. Ele Fountain worked as an editor in children's publishing where she helped launch and nurture the careers of many prize-winning and bestselling authors. Ele's debut novel, Boy 87, won four awards and was nominated for nine more, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and two daughters.

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