The votes have been counted and I am delighted to announce that the winner of the Highgate Wood School Book Award 2024 is Where the Light Goes by Sara Barnard!
This is an emotional read and our book club reviewers commented particularly on the beautiful and nuanced characterisation. They also observed: “Only two words for this book – ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE”!
Author Sara Barnard told us that she was ‘thrilled’ to hear the news, and she kindly sent a video message especially for our students.
To the world, Lizzie Beck is a superstar: famous, talented and beloved.
To Emmy, she is simply Beth: her brilliant older sister, her idol.
But then Beth takes her own life, and all the light in the world disappears.
Now Emmy is lost. Amidst the media storm and overwhelming public grief, she must fight to save her own memories of her sister – and find out who she is without her.
Come and find it in the LRC if you haven’t already read it!
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