The Way Past Winter

"I am a huge fan of Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Even more so since I was lucky enough to interview her earlier this year . She is an exceptional talent, an original thinker, a quick-witted, warm-hearted, poetic intellectual who writes with searing and yet honest clarity. Every child should read her work. So should the grown-ups. Her latest book, The Way Past Winter , reads like a combination of Ursula Le Guin and Neil Gaiman . This is a writer who just keeps getting better. And she started off pretty damned good. Buy this wintery folk tale for your 10-14 year olds – but make sure you read it too!"