My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher

Winner Of The 2012 Branford Boase Award, This Is Annabel Pitcher S Stunning Debut About Ten-Year-Old Jamie, And The Way His Life And His Family Are Shaped By The Sister In An Urn On The Mantelpiece. Five Years Ago, Jamie S Sister, Rose, Was Blown Up By A Terrorist Bomb. His Family Is Torn Apart By Their Grief.His Mum Runs Away. His Dad Turns To Drink And Hate. Rose S Surviving Twin Sister Jasmine Stops Eating, Gets Piercings And Dyes Her Hair Pink - Anything To Look Different To Her Twin.But Jamie Hasn T Cried In All That Time. To Him, Rose Is Just A Distant Memory. Jamie Is Far More Interested In His Cat, Roger, His Spiderman T-Shirt, And His Deep Longing And Unshakeable Belief That His Mum Will Come Back To The Family She Walked Out On Months Ago.But Moving Away For A Fresh New Start Introduces Jamie To Something Else Very Interesting - A Girl Named Sunya. Sunya Is Bright, Exciting And Fun, And The One Person At School He Can Call A Friend. But How Far Can This New Friendship Grow When Jamie Is Desperate That His Dad Doesn T Find Out?