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FIRST YEAR - Paperback

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Nate's eleven and has just finished Primary School. After a challenging final year, life is looking up. His brother has recovered from a life-threatening heart condition, he's got the love of his mum, brothers and Auntie San, and he's off to Secondary School with his two best mates. But while he's making new friends and avoiding the fists of Turner, his old nemesis, and struggling to come to terms with a strict new teacher and a sense of isolation from his brothers, a sudden surprise appearance in Nate's life threatens to throw him completely off course. And The Beast - the anger he tries so hard to control - reappears.

Will Nate find a way to keep himself and his family together?

Publisher: Otter-Barry Books ISBN: 9781915659606 Pages: 480 Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 34 mm Weight: 413 g Language: English

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Customer Reviews (4.7 / 5 · 14 reviews)

Christopher Q. ★★★★★

The story tackles real, heavy stuff—like a brother's heart condition—but it never feels overwhelming, just genuine and warm. My son read it in two sittings and immediately asked if there were more books like it.

Timothy J. ★★★★★

My son is the same age as Nate and just wrapped up his own challenging year at primary school, so I read this aloud to him over a few nights. The way it handles the brother’s heart condition and the family’s relief feels genuinely honest, not preachy, and my kid kept asking for one more chapter.

Richard Z. ★★★★★

I bought this for my nephew who’s about to finish primary school himself, and he couldn’t put it down—Nate’s worry about his brother’s recovery felt so familiar to our family. The paperback is light enough for him to carry in his school bag, and the chapters are short enough for a bedtime read. He’s