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Darren Simpson

    Darren Simpson schrijft levendige, weerbarstige fictie voor kinderen, waarbij hij vaak buitenaardse settings en onconventionele personages gebruikt. Hij verkent thema's als moed en zelfontdekking, duikend in de eigenaardigheden die ons echte leven vormen met een unieke vertelstem. Zijn aanpak is onconventioneel en biedt lezers een onderscheidend perspectief op jeugdervaringen en de reis van het volwassen worden.

    Scavengers
    Furthermoor
    • Furthermoor

      • 320bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      A Monster Calls meets Coraline, in this spellbinding story about the power of the imagination. 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. Now Bren is forced to confront his deepest fears and decide if his place in the real world is worth fighting for. Enter a world as vast and dark as your imagination, in this unforgettable coming-of-age story about courage, friendship and finding your voice.

      Furthermoor2022
      3,9
    • Scavengers

      • 288bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      Landfill has lived his whole life as a scavenger, running with wooflers, swimming with turtles and feasting on fresh gull. Old Babagoo has always looked after him, on one condition - follow his rules. NEVER COME LOOKING OUTSIDE. NEVER RISE ABOVE THEWALL. But despite the dangers, Landfill longs to see Outside. And some rules are made to be broken.

      Scavengers2019
      3,8