Super-readable YA The Last Days of Archie Maxwell AR: 3.8 - Annabel Pitcher (Paperback) 02-08-2017 Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2019. Long-listed for Southern Schools Book Awards 2018 and Grampian Children's Book Award 2019. Nom

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Dads leave home all the time. It's not that unusual, really. Leon's dad walked out. So did Mo's. But Archie's? Well, that's a different story - a story that Archie must keep secret at all cost. Archie knows he should accept Dad for who he is, so he hides his turmoil until he can stand it no longer. With nowhere else to turn, he finds himself at the railway track. The track has been calling to him, promising escape, release. The only problem is, it's been calling to someone else too...Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 13+ Show more