Sadé and Her Shadow Beasts: Beautiful debut narrative about grief, hope and resilience

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Rachel Faturoti

Sadé and Her Shadow Beasts

Beautiful debut narrative about grief, hope and resilience

Rachel Faturoti

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Hodder & Stoughton
12 July 2022

Children's & Educational; Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA)

For fans of ONWARD and A Monster Calls, this is an unmissable illustrated story about grief and love for young readers 9 and up.

Twelve-year-old Sade has been escaping to an imaginary world ever since her mum passed away - with its candy-floss lilac sky, she goes on endless adventures atop her purple-winged bird, Nix. But soon she discovers that frightening shadow beasts live here too and they are seeping into the real world.

Luckily, when her sister signs her up to an anonymous grief counselling group, Sade finds her anxiety gets better.

But then she's asked to perform spoken word in the talent show. The beasts won't let her get on stage: Tiger appears with her long sharp claws, Lion with his piercing blue eyes, and Fox stands on his giant hind legs.

Will Sade find the courage to say what she needs to - can she banish the shadow beasts for good?

A story about a girl dealing with the death of a parent - with the help of a school support group and a colourful world only she can see.

By: Rachel Faturoti
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 126mm, Width: 192mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781444963571
ISBN 10: 1444963570
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 12 July 2022
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rachel Faturoti is a YA and children's fiction writer, editor, and poet with a passion for broadening the scope of authentic Black representation in YA and children's fiction. She believes it's important for readers to see themselves represented well in stories. Rachel's favourite books are Skellig, Coraline and A Monster Calls.