A beautifully written and insightful new novel sensitively uncovering the effects of trauma on the mind of an eleven-year-old girl.I don't know if you've ever seen a house burn, but it's not like anything else …Clem Timmins has lost it all – her house, possessions and clothes. Now living in a tiny flat with her dad, she has to go to a new school far from what she knows.On her first day, Clem meets Ellie. To fit in, Clem reveals a secret and immediately regrets sharing too much with her new friend.How can Clem face everything in her life when all she wants to do is run away?
"'Clem burrows her way into your heart with her tattered leggings, holey Converse and terrible tangle of secrets. Mysterious and heartfelt, The Secrets We Keep burns inside long after you have finished reading.'"
Sally Rippin award winning children's author and illustrator
