A starkly original and heartbreaking tale of friendship and rebellion
A COSTA 2012 BOOK AWARD WINNER
A boy, a friendship, a lie and some hard choices. The Motherland is a world in which individuality and difference are crushed but Standish Treadwell won't be subdued.
Utterly original and stunning, it is impossible not to be moved by MAGGOT MOON's powerful story and the unforgettable heroism of Standish. At a young age, Sally Gardner was branded 'unteachable' and was sent to various schools, until she was eventually diagnosed at the age of twelve as being severely dyslexic. Sally is now an avid spokesperson for dyslexia; she sees it as a gift, not a disability, and is passionately trying to change how dyslexics are perceived by society.
Her first full-length novel, I, CORIANDER, won the Nestle Book Prize Gold Award in 2005. THE RED NECKLACE was shortlisted for the Guardian Book Prize in 2007. Her most recent book, MAGGOT MOON, won it's category in the 2012 Costa Book Awards. Follow Sally at www.sallygardner.net or on Twitter: @TheSallyGardner A starkly original and heartbreaking tale of friendship and rebellion The Costa Award-winning original story encased in a new sophisticated cover perfect for the adult market Featured in all major national newspapers and on a range of other media outlets including BBC Breakfast A chilling story set in an alternative reality, beautifully narrated along the lines of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Award-winning Sally Gardner has sold over 1m copies in the UK and her books have been translated into 22 languages Continued appearances at high-profile events and literary festivals across the year
