Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship.
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
Sully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister’s tangled branches and clamber up Double Trunker with ease. But when new kid Nottingham shows up and astonishes everyone with his climbing skills, Sully’s status is under threat and there’s only one way to prove who’s best. Sully and Nottingham must race to climb the last unnamed tree. Whoever makes it to the top will become a legend. But something spiteful and ugly has reared its head in Sully … Is it worth losing everything just to reach the top?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.
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Keith's first book Creepers was published when he was 24 and was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award. He has since written many books including Warehouse (also shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award), Malarkey (shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize) and for younger readers The Runner (winner of a Smarties Silver Medal). He has lectured in Cr
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