One Crow Alone
Age 12 +
27 February 2014Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
The long, bitter winters are getting worse, and a state of emergency has been declared across Europe. In Poland, where fifteen-year-old Magda lives, there are frequent power cuts and fuel shortages. After the death of her grandmother and the evacuation of her village, Magda joins forces with the arrogant, handsome Ivan and smuggles her way on to a truck bound...
Details
27 February 2014320 pages
9781447202455Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
'An idiosyncratic thriller. This is a dark chronicle of a bleak, violent world [. . .] Yet there is also a thread about love, hope and courage . . . ' – Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
'Harrowing but hopeful . . . After the Snow is being mentioned in the same breath as The Hunger Games.' – Observer
'Crockett has created a voice that gets inside you . . . a truly transcendent coming-of-age novel.' – The New York Times Editors Pick
