What they want is love . . . theyll cross the country and break their hearts to hang on to it Melvin Burgess
Sixteen-year-old Dusty is smart, talented and fiercely protective of her younger sister Poppy. Theyve been moved from foster carer to foster carer, until one day the unthinkable happens: Dusty and Poppy are separated, and no one can say when they will see each other again.
Devastated but determined, Dusty has to find a way to reach Poppy. Everything seems stacked against her until she meets beautiful, fearless Cooper at her childrens home, and together they decide to run . . .
Raw, real, and full of heart Ciara Smyth
'Daisy and Cooper have my heart entirely' Louisa Reid
'Full of urgent love, complex betrayals and ferocious secrets' Luke Palmer
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A powerful, heart-rendering insight into care, siblinghood, and found family, so wonderfully and evocatively written. Love, hurt, anger and resilience shine through these characters and make it impossible to put the novel down until we know Dusty and Cooper's fates -- Margaret McDonald Packed with colour and burning with lifes force Lisa Heathfields brilliant protagonist is full of urgent love, complex betrayals, and ferocious secrets -- Luke Palmer Raw, real, and full of heart -- Ciara Smyth What they want is love . . . they'll cross the country and break their hearts to hang on to it -- Melvin Burgess Dusty and Cooper have my heart entirely. How do we live in a world where such precious lives are trampled so brutally? -- Louisa Reid
Lisa Heathfields YA novels have all won or been shortlisted for awards, including the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize (twice), the YA Book Prize, the Virginia Readers Choice Award, the North East Teen Award, the Fabulous Book Award, the Leeds Book Award, the Concorde Book Award, the Southern Schools Book Award and the GDST Award.
Having worked in a school for students with mental health challenges and also a residential childrens home, Lisa now teaches teens who are unable to be in school for a variety of reasons. She lives in Brighton, UK, with her husband and three sons.
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