{"product_id":"middler","title":"The Middler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMaggie is a middle child who lives in Fennis Wick, protected from the Quiet War. She meets Una, a hungry wanderer girl, and everything changes. This gripping story of friendship, loyalty, and betrayal is perfect for fans of Malorie Blackman, Meg Rosoff, Frances Hardinge, and Margaret Atwood. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 March 2019\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nosy Crow Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Middler is a gripping story of forbidden friendship, loyalty and betrayal set in a near-future world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I was special. I was a hero. I lost the best friend I ever had.\"Eleven-year-old Maggie lives in Fennis Wick, enclosed and protected from the outside world by a boundary, beyond which the Quiet War rages and the dirty, dangerous wanderers roam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer brother Jed is an eldest, revered and special. A hero. Her younger brother is Trig - everyone loves Trig.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Maggie's just a middler; invisible and left behind. Then, one hot September day, she meets Una, a hungry wanderer girl in need of help, and everything Maggie has ever known gets turned on its head. Narrated expertly and often hilariously by Maggie, we experience the trials and frustrations of being the forgotten middle child, the child with no voice, even in her own family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis gripping story of forbidden friendship, loyalty and betrayal is perfect for fans of Malorie Blackman, Meg Rosoff, Frances Hardinge and Margaret Atwood. \"I thought I'd almost reached my fill of dystopian novels, but Kirsty Applebaum has rebooted the genre. The plot pulls you along and I liked Maggie more and more as she grew in courage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a touch of Harper Lee's Scout about her.\" - Alex O'Connell, The Times Also by Kirsty Applebaum: TrooFriend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 244g \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 199 x 137 x 20 (mm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781788003452\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirsty Applebaum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100152525050,"sku":"9781788003452","price":4.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/767666be0e0f45b6f9a0ac7b630a86f4.jpg?v=1627701189","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/middler","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}