darren simpson

<p>The Memory Thieves</p>

<p>Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022</p>

<p>What you don't remember can't hurt you...</p>

<p>Cyan has lived at the Elsewhere Sanctuary for as long as he can remember, freed by Dr Haven from dark memories of his past life. But when Cyan finds a mysterious warning carved into the bones of a whale skeleton, he starts to wonder what he had to forget to be so happy.</p>

<p>New resident, Jonquil, begins to resist the sanctuary's treatment, preferring to hold on to her memories - even the bad ones. So when Dr Haven resorts to harsher measures, Cyan embarks on a secret mission to discover the truth about the sanctuary...and himself.</p>

<p>"Marvellously visual and gripping" - A. M. Howell</p>

<p>Furthermoor</p>

<p>The real world is a hostile place for twelve-year-old Bren, his schooldays stalked by vicious bully, Shaun, and his family life fractured at home. Ever since his sister Evie died in an accident, Bren's only safe space is Furthermoor, an imagined world of mechanised trees and clockwork animals, where Evie is still alive. In Furthermoor, no one can hurt Bren...until the mysterious Featherly arrives.</p>

<p>Now Bren is forced to confront his deepest fears and decide if his place in the real world is worth fighting for.</p>

<p>Enter a world as vast and dark as your imagination, in this unforgettable coming-of-age story about courage, friendship and finding your voice.</p>