Wonderful Mrs Willis, the home teacher who lets him do explosions, coming less often, his Dad waking to reality and turning brilliant, his Mum learning to let go. We see the relationships round him shifting too. Through Sam’s journals and his lists and his questions, all brief and beautifully woven together, we travel with him, as he gradually changes his perspective, sometimes with a jolt, sometimes gently. Sally Nicholls doesn’t flinch the difficulties. But he wants to know: why do kids die? what happens when you die? as well as – can he run up the down escalator? We meet his cynical, adventurous best mate Felix from the hospital, his Mum, doing her best to hold it all together, his Dad, trying to pretend it’s not happening, his little sister Ella, sometimes jealous at the attention he’s getting.Īnd we meet Sam, full of interesting facts and full of profound questions that people don’t like asking. He reckons he’ll be dead by the time you finish the book.
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