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Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children´s Book Prize, this is a contemporary love story about loyalty and friendship and the power of never giving up hope.

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´A moving and poignant tale about the redemptive power of friendship´ - Louise O´Neill, bestselling author of Asking for It

Oscar Dunleavy is missing, presumed dead.

His bike was found at sea, beyond the pier, and everyone in town has accepted this as a teenage tragedy.

Except for his best friend, Meg.

Oscar´s kind, always cheerful, and makes the world´s best apple tarts.

Meg knows he isn´t dead ...

... and she´s going to prove it.

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Part mystery, part sweet romance ... Young readers will be hooked from the get-go. PEOPLE, The Best Children´s Books of 2016

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Moore Fitzgerald, Sarah

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald was born in New York in 1965 but grew up in Co. Dublin. She´s a professor of Creative Writing at the University of Limerick. She runs regular writers´ retreats for academics and students in Ireland and internationally.

Follow her on Twitter @SMooreFitz

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