BOOK OF THE MONTH - the much awaited latest installment in this popular diary-style series for ages 7+.

It is a journey of Juniper and Bear's hope and longing for their mother and of their fierce family love and devotion.This is powerful and believable storytelling which will keep readers gripped and inspire lots of discussion about the vulnerability of nature and what humans are doing to the planet. Copyright: 2020 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality Book Size: 352 Pages ISBN-13: 9781788951524 Publisher: Stripes Publishers, U. I loved Ghost, who stays with Juniper and Bear throughout their journey and is a constant source of hope and comfort.

Find out about the latest book in the 'Girl, Missing' series, Secret Sister, in this short video by author Sophie McKenzie.The author brings the character to life, by projecting this young girls fears and anxiety of what the journey holds. Her ‘imagined’ future in which a tick-borne virus has ravaged through the world and forced communities to hide in walled cities under strict control with curfews and regulations has some frightening parallels to the circumstances in which we find ourselves today. Juniper and Bear have been brought up in a walled city, with nature barred from the built up area after an outbreak of a man-made disease. But when that is taken away from him, his only hope is to pass a near-impossible exam and join the other students in Scholastic Parliament.

Although they’ve smuggled provisions from their City home, they have few memories of the Wild, wildlife, nature or even their parents. We witness her character change the most over the course of the book and I feel like watching her grow is a privilege that we readers have been given.The book tells the journey of Juniper and Bear as they escape the caged city to be reunited with with their parents and their home in the wild.