Tender Earth

Description

Returning to the world of Artichoke Hearts, this story follows eleven-year-old Laila, the youngest of the Levenson family, as she adjusts to Mira and Krish, her two older siblings, leaving home, just as she is starting secondary school. At the same time she seems to be growing apart from her long-time best friend, Kez, who is branching out without her at their new school. Laila must find her own place at school and at home, make new friends and discover her voice as she steps out into the world.

Sita Brahmachari was born in Derby in 1966 to an Indian doctor from Kolkata and an English nurse from the Lake District. She has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Arts Education. Her many projects and writing commissions have been produced in theatres, universities, schools and community groups throughout Britain and America. Sita lives and works in North London with her husband, three children and a temperamental cat. Sita's debut novel, Artichoke Hearts, won the 2011 Waterstones Children's Book Prize and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It was also shortlisted for the Redbridge Children's Book Award, the Berkshire Book Award, the Romantic Novel Award (young adult category), Peters Book of the Year, the Fabulous Awards for Books and the Ealing Readers Award.

a book of our time... full of the warmth of friendship and community -- Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk Tender Earth addresses complex ideas with grace and immense humanity -- Katherine Rundell, author of The Wolf Wilder and Rooftoppers Inclusive Minds are delighted to welcome the arrival of Tender Earth on the children's book landscape. We embrace a book like this that has been so thoroughly researched and demonstrates such authentic inclusion * Inclusive Minds * [Tender Earth] illuminates the importance of equality, friendship and solidarity and upholds our right to protest against injustice * Amnesty International UK *