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Biographical note
Aisha Bushby is a writer who combines heartbreaking emotional stories and unforgettable characters with a sprinkling of magic. She was selected as one of only four previously unpublished authors in the Stripes anthology, A Change is Gonna Come, alongside writers such as Patrice Lawrence, Tanya Byrne and Nikesh Shukla. The anthology was awarded a YA Book Prize Special Achievement Award.
Her debut novel, A Pocketful of Stars (2019), was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and the Branford Boase and described as ‘poignant and atmospheric’ by the Guardian. Her second novel Moonchild: Voyage of the Lost and Found (2020), is the first in a new series of magical fantasy adventures, inspired by The Arabian Nights. You can follow her on Twitter @aishabushby.
<p>Praise for A Pocketful of Stars:</p>
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<strong>'Bushby's debut is poignant and atmospheric'</strong>
<em>Guardian</em>
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<p><strong>‘A gorgeous story of friendship and growing up'</strong> Cathy Cassidy</p>
<p><strong>'Moving and heartfelt'</strong>, Anna James, author of <em>Pages and Co</em></p>
<p><strong>'A wonderful adventure'</strong>, <em>The Week Junior</em></p>
<p>Praise for Moonchild: Voyage of the Lost and Found</p>
<p>‘Gorgeous, evocative storytelling', Fiona Noble, <em>The Bookseller</em></p>
<p>‘Readers will be enchanted and will finish the book dreaming of adventures under sultry night skies.’<br />Books for Keeps 06.08.2020 –</p>
<p>‘You’ll be swept away with Amira on a wonderful adventure.’<br />The Week Junior 15.08.2020 – Book Club’s Book of the Week</p>
<p>‘This captivating adventure is full of magic, mystery and danger.’<br />BookTrust 01.09.2020</p>
<p><strong>’If you like magic, myths and crazy adventures, then this is the book for you! It made me want to write my own stories too!’</strong> – Emmy (aged nine) in <em>First News</em></p>
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Aisha Bushby is a writer who combines heartbreaking emotional stories and unforgettable characters with a sprinkling of magic. She was selected as one of only four previously unpublished authors in the Stripes anthology, A Change is Gonna Come, alongside writers such as Patrice Lawrence, Tanya Byrne and Nikesh Shukla. The anthology was awarded a YA Book Prize Special Achievement Award.
Her debut novel, A Pocketful of Stars (2019), was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and the Branford Boase and described as ‘poignant and atmospheric’ by the Guardian. Her second novel Moonchild: Voyage of the Lost and Found (2020), is the first in a new series of magical fantasy adventures, inspired by The Arabian Nights. You can follow her on Twitter @aishabushby.