The hideaway
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Upper Skagit Library - Juvenile Graphic Novels | SMY | Checked out |
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223 pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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The Hideaway tells the story of a boy, Billy McKenna, who runs away from a difficult situation at home and takes refuge in an overgrown graveyard. While hiding there he meets an elderly man who is tending the graves in preparation for a day in November when something magical is set to happen. The book is written in two alternating narratives, both different aspects of the same story. One thread tells of Billy's experience of hiding away in the graveyard, his mixed-up feelings and emotions, and the supernatural events he eventually witnesses. The other tells of his mother's situation at home and the police search for Billy. Covering themes of family, childhood, separation and reunion, domestic violence and doing the right thing, this is an important and beautiful book for middle grade readers right up to adults. Billy's story is illustrated throughout with tonal and textured black and white drawings, until the event on All Souls' Eve, when the text gives way to a series of double page images of the supernatural happening. A compelling, exciting and emotional story that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Smy, P. (2021). The hideaway (First published in the UK in 2021 by Pavilion Books Company Limited.). Pavilion.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smy, Pam. 2021. The Hideaway. London: Pavilion.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smy, Pam. The Hideaway London: Pavilion, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Smy, Pam. The Hideaway First published in the UK in 2021 by Pavilion Books Company Limited., Pavilion, 2021.
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