Half Bad by Sally Green (proof) - Wanted by no one.
Hunted by everyone.
Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan's only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers—before it's too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves?
Half Bad is an international sensation and the start of a brilliant trilogy: a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive. From Goodreads.
Finding a Voice by Kim Hood (reading copy) - 'One, two, three, four. I started counting the steps as soon as my feet left the drive - each step took me further from my house, where I couldn't control the chaos...'
Jo's got used to keeping her head down and getting on with things. Between looking after her mother and avoiding the mean kids at school, she's never had much time to think about what she wants - and it wouldn't occur to her to ask for help. She has to be the strong one, always.
When she meets Christopher she wants to help make his life better and will go to dramatic lengths to do so. But she finds out that friendship is a two-way street...
A moving and compelling story of friendship against the odds. From the blurb.
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Half Bad by Sally Green (proof) - Wanted by no one.
Finding a Voice by Kim Hood (reading copy) - 'One, two, three, four. I started counting the steps as soon as my feet left the drive - each step took me further from my house, where I couldn't control the chaos...'
