From the author of bestselling and Carnegie-nominated debut BOY UNDERWATER comes a moving and hilarious novel for 10+ readers about friendships, family secrets, mystery – and life-changing hidden treasure… Jessica is playing with her family at the river when she finds a dirty, bedraggled teddy bear in the water. She has no idea that it will change everything, forever. Meanwhile, Cymbeline comes home from school to find that his mum’s house has been broken into – and the thieves seemed oddly focused on his toys. Thank goodness he had Not Mr Fluffy, his Bear of Most Extreme Importance, with him. Soon, Jessica and Cymbeline find themselves swept up in a mystery that spans decades, threatens their families, and turns their lives upside down. But sometimes, just maybe, a new life can be a really wonderful thing…The story is a gripping exploration of grief and depression, wrapped in the guise of children's mysteries. The themes of bereavement and mental illness are skillfully woven into this top juvenile fiction.For fans of Stewart Foster (Can You Feel the Noise?), Katherine Rundell (The Wolf Wilder), Maz Evans (Beyond the Odyssey), Nizrana Farook (The Boy Who Met a Whale), and J M Forster (Bad Hair Days).
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