King of Rabbits

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Kai lives in a mixed-race family on a rural council estate in Somerset where he and his three older sisters have three different dads, and his mum is being led into crack addiction by his petty-thief father. He idolises his dad, adores his friend Saffie and the school rabbit Flopsy, and is full of ambition to be the fastest runner in Middledown Primary. He and Saffie build a secret world of friendship in the school garden. But Kai’s natural optimism, imagination and energy run up against adult behaviour he doesn’t understand: his parents’ on-and-off romance, his dad’s increasing addiction and the limitations of poverty. Despite the people who try to look out for him, notably his loving Nanny Sheila and his big sister Leah, Kai’s life drifts towards a tragedy from which it is hard for him to recover.

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CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE MONTH BY AFRORI BOOKS
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‘It’s hard not to fall for the main character . . . you can see the car crash coming, but you can’t look away’ CLAIRE FULLER

‘A brilliantly crafted story about class and race, and the failure of society to catch children who fall through the cracks’ INDEPENDENT

Kai lives on a rural council estate in Somerset with his three older sisters, and his mum who is being led into an addiction by his troubled father. Kai adores three things: his dad, his friend Saffie and the school rabbit Flopsy – and is full of ambition to be the fastest runner in Middledown Primary. But Kai’s natural optimism and energy collide with an adult world he doesn’t understand. And when his life drifts towards an event that will change everything, will his love of nature and the wild rabbits in the woods provide him with the resilience he needs to overcome the odds?

‘A heartfelt novel about poverty, race and trauma’ GUARDIAN

A brilliant debut; vivid and compelling‘ JENNI FAGAN

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Weight 0.237 kg
Dimensions 19.9 × 13 × 2 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

324

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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