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Instructions for a Second-hand Heart

Tamsyn Murray

Age: 12+

RRP  NZ$22.99

Instructions for a Second-hand Heart

By: Tamsyn Murray

Age 12+

RRP  NZ$22.99

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Jonny isn't like "normal" teenagers. Every day he wakes up in hospital, kept alive by a machine. Every day he wonders if this is the day they'll find a donor match for his heart. Every day he wonders if this is the day he'll die.

Every day, Niamh fights with her "perfect" brother Leo. Every single day, Leo wins. Every day, Niamh dreams of a life without Leo. But all that changes on the day of the accident; the day everything falls apart.

This is a story about facing the future, no matter how frightening. This is a story about healing your heart, no matter how much it hurts.

Extent:
336 pages
Dimensions:
198 x 130mm
Paperback ISBN:
9781474906500
Accelerated Reader Book Level:
5.3
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
Upper years (UY)
Key Stage:
KS3, KS4
Publication Date:
November 2016
Work Reference:
03946
Tamsyn Murray
Tamsyn Murray writes for all ages from picture books to YA, including Usborne's Instructions for a Second-Hand Heart, and the Completely Cassidy and Tanglewood Animal Park series. Her YA Afterlife series was published to widespread critical acclaim, with My So-Called Afterlife Highly Commended in the Teenage Booktrust Prize. Both My So-Called Phantom Lovelife and Instructions for a Second-Hand Heart were shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association YA Romantic Novel of the Year.

Find out more about Tamsyn Murray

Winner

Leeds Book Award 2017

Shortlisted

Romantic Novel of the Year Awards 2017

Shortlisted

Southern Schools Book Award 2017

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The Guardian

A beautifully crafted story of hope, courage and first love.

Lisa Glass

A perfect story: funny, sad, beautiful, touching, wistful, moving and utterly unputdownable. I could read it again and again.

Rosie Walsh

At the heart of this novel is the power of love to heal. A first-rate coming-of-age story, which is guaranteed to make readers both laugh and cry.

The School Librarian

Explores universal themes in a very unique manner showing us how friendship can help heal a broken heart.

Rhian Ivory

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