Author: Hyder, Liz
Reading age: from c 11 years
Published on 6 February 2020 by Pushkin Children's Books in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 320 pages
129 x 197 x 21 | 286g
Life in Bearmouth is one of hard labour, the sunlit world above the mine a distant memory. Reward will come in the next life with the benevolence of the Mayker. Newt accepts everything - that is, until the mysterious Devlin arrives. Suddenly, Newt starts to look at Bearmouth with a fresh perspective, questioning the system, and setting in motion a chain of events that could destroy their entire world. In this powerful and brilliantly original debut novel, friendship creates strength, courage is hard-won and hope is the path to freedom.