The Last House in the Row

Overview

(Dyslexia-friendly)Hayley discovers the importance of giving people a chance in this thought-provoking tale from critically acclaimed author Lesley Parr.Hayley is furious that her beloved cat, Judy Garland, keeps sneaking off to the garden of the weird old lady across the street. Lillian, or Boo, as Hayley calls her, hasn’t left her house for years, not since the council came up with their plan to knock down the row of houses to make way for a new development.Everyone in the street dismisses Lillian as an eccentric old woman, but when Hayley is forced to get to know her, an unlikely bond develops between them and Hayley learns the real reason behind Lillian’s reluctance to move.But when a misunderstanding threatens their friendship, Hayley must use all of her ingenuity to repair it.Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author Biography

Former primary teacher Lesley Parr is the bestselling author of several titles for middle-grade readers, including The Valley of Lost Secrets, which was a Waterstones Book of the Month, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Branford Boase and UKLA Book awards, When the War Came Home, Where the River Takes Us and Fallout. Her books have won the Tir na n-Og Award and Wales Children’s Book of the Year among others.