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The light jar

Nate and his mother are escaping from his emotionally abusive step-father, Gary, but the run-down and abandoned cottage in the woods that his mother takes them to does not seem like much of a refuge; but when his mother goes off to buy provisions and does not come back Nate is left alone (except for...

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Main Author: Thompson, Lisa 1973- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, [2019]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Stepfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Psychological abuse > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Imaginary companions > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Imaginary playmates > Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary: Nate and his mother are escaping from his emotionally abusive step-father, Gary, but the run-down and abandoned cottage in the woods that his mother takes them to does not seem like much of a refuge; but when his mother goes off to buy provisions and does not come back Nate is left alone (except for his imaginary friend Sam) and afraid--until a mysterious girl trying to solve the clues of a long-ago treasure hunt turns up.
Physical Description: 233 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9781338216301
1338216309
Author Notes: Thompson was born and raised in the London Borough of Havering (Hornchurch, Upminster), England. After leaving school at age 16, she worked in insurance for a couple of years. In 1991, she joined the BBC, eventually becoming a radio broadcast assistant. She left the BBC in 2002 and later became a freelance radio broadcast assistant with an independent production company. At age 43, Thompson debuted her first book.

Thompson's debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was published by Scholastic in 2017. A review in Kirkus wrote that the book "strikes the perfect balance, seemingly without compromise, between an issue-driven novel and one with broad, commercial appeal." The Goldfish Boy was a national bestseller and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

The following year, Thompson published The Light Jar. The book was described in The Guardian as a "a thoughtful and hugely empathetic book". It was followed by The Day I Was Erased (2019) and The Boy Who Fooled the World (2020).

Thompson's 2019 novella, Owen and the Soldier, was published by Barrington Stoke and became the first dyslexia-friendly title to be shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards. That same year, Thompson contributed a short story to Return to Wonderland, a collection of new stories set in Lewis Carroll's fictional world.

Thompson lives with her husband Stuart and their two children, Ben and Isobel.

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