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Annabel Pitcher is the author of Ketchup Clouds (2012), My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece (2011), Silence is Goldfish (2015), Yours Truly (2014), The Last Days of Archie Maxwell (2019).

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Ketchup Clouds

release date: Dec 27, 2012
Ketchup Clouds
Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2013, KETCHUP CLOUDS tells the story of one teenage girl with a very big secret. Fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret - a dark and terrible secret that she can't confess to anyone she knows. But then one day she hears of a criminal, Stuart Harris, locked up on death row in Texas. Like Zoe, Stuart is no stranger to secrets. Or lies. Or murder. Full of both heartache and humour, Zoe tells her story in the only way she can - in letters to the man in prison in America. Armed with a pen, Zoe takes a deep breath, eats a jam sandwich, and begins her tale of love and betrayal.

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

release date: Mar 01, 2011
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
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?

Silence is Goldfish

release date: Oct 01, 2015
Silence is Goldfish
SILENCE IS GOLDFISH is a story that demands to be heard. 'I have a voice but it isn't mine. It used to say things so I'd fit in - to please my parents, to please my teachers. It used to tell the universe I was something I wasn't. It lied.' Fifteen-year-old Tess doesn't mean to become mute. At first, she's just too shocked to speak. And who wouldn't be? Discovering your whole life has been a lie because your dad isn't your real father is a pretty big deal. Tess sets out to find the truth of her identity, and uncovers a secret that could ruin multiple lives. But can she ask for help when she's forgotten how to use her voice? This is the third YA novel from the bestselling and prizewinning author of MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE and KETCHUP CLOUDS.

Yours Truly

release date: Oct 07, 2014
Yours Truly
Previously published under the title Ketchup Clouds Dear Mr. S. Harris, Ignore the blob of red in the top left corner. It's jam, not blood, though I don't think I need to tell you the difference. It wasn't your wife's jam the police found on your shoe. I know what it's like. Mine wasn't a woman. Mine was a boy. And I killed him three months ago exactly. Zoe has an unconventional pen pal -- Mr. Stuart Harris, a Texas Death Row inmate and convicted murderer. But that's okay, because Zoe has an unconventional story to tell. A story about how she fell for two boys, betrayed one of them, and killed the other. Hidden away in her backyard shed in the middle of the night with a jam sandwich in one hand and a pen in the other, Zoe gives voice to her heart and her fears after months of silence. Mr. Harris may never respond to Zoe's letters, but at least somebody will know her story -- somebody who knows what it's like to kill the person you love. Only through her unusual confession can Zoe hope to atone for her mistakes that have torn lives apart, and work to put her own life back together again. Rising literary star Annabel Pitcher pens a captivating second novel, rich with her distinctive balance between humor and heart. Annabel explores the themes of first love, guilt, and grief, introducing a character with a witty voice and true emotional resonance.

The Last Days of Archie Maxwell

release date: May 15, 2019
The Last Days of Archie Maxwell
Hard-hitting and achingly real, this carefully crafted YA novel from the multi-award-winning author of My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece is a moving tale of sexuality, mental health and modern family life.

Ketchuprote Wolken

release date: Oct 08, 2013
Ketchuprote Wolken
Er ist Zoes erste große Liebe, doch dann begeht sie einen Fehler, der alles zunichtemacht ... Alles beginnt damit, dass Zoe Collins sich unsterblich verliebt – und es endet in einem Desaster, das ihr Leben dramatisch verändert. Denn Zoe hat etwas Schreckliches getan und glaubt, mit den Konsequenzen niemals fertig zu werden. Wie soll sie auch mit dem Wissen weiterleben, dass sie den Tod eines Menschen zu verantworten hat – und ungestraft davongekommen ist? Als sie glaubt, ihre Schuldgefühle keinen Tag länger ertragen zu können, erfährt sie von Stuart, einem Mann, der ebenfalls einen großen Fehler in seinem Leben gemacht hat. Sie beginnt ihren ersten Brief an ihn, in der Hoffnung, endlich ihren Frieden zu finden und sich selbst vergeben zu können ...

Nubes de Ketchup

release date: Jul 30, 2014
Nubes de Ketchup
Fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret - a dark and terrible secret that she can't confess to anyone she knows. But then one day she hears of a criminal, Stuart Harris, locked up on death row in Texas. Like Zoe, Stuart is no stranger to secrets. Or lies. Or murder. Full of heartache yet humor, Zoe tells her story in the only way she can - in letters to the man in prison in America. Armed with a pen, Zoe takes a deep breath, eats a jam sandwich and begins her tale of love and betrayal.

El silencio es un pez de colores

release date: Oct 10, 2016
El silencio es un pez de colores
Annabel Pitcher vuelve al universo juvenil con El silencio es un pez de colores, una emotiva novela sobre la búsqueda de la identidad. ¿Es posible seguir adelante cuando 617 palabras escritas en un blog desmontan tu vida por completo? ¿Cómo pides ayuda si sientes que tu voz ya no te pertenece? Tess siempre se ha sentido fuera de lugar, y la noche en que lee por casualidad lo que su padre ha escrito en una inesperada página web, comprende definitivamente que nunca conseguirá encajar en ninguna parte. Su silencio y un pez de colores serán sus mejores aliados en la nueva vida que tendrá que empezar a construirse; por no hablar perderá a su mejor amiga, encontrará a una nueva alma gemela y aprenderá una lección fundamental: el silencio es muy poderoso, pero las palabras lo son aún más. En esta emotiva y maravillosamente escrita novela, narrada desde la perspectiva de una joven de quince años que intenta encontrar su lugar en el mundo, la exitosa autora de Mi hermana vive sobre la repisa de la chimenea y de Nubes de kétchup explora de manera tierna y original cuestiones como la identidad, la comunicación y la importancia de las siempre complejas relaciones familiares.

Mi hermana vive sobre la repisa de la chimenea

release date: Jan 01, 2013

Una stella tra i rami del melo

release date: Sep 14, 2011
Una stella tra i rami del melo
Tutti continuavano a dire che col tempo sarebbe passata, ma Jamie sa che è solo una di quelle bugie che i grandi dicono nelle situazioni difficili. Da quando sua sorella Rose è morta in un attentato sono passati cinque anni, e ora è peggio che mai: il papà beve, la mamma se n'è andata con un altro e a Jamie sono rimaste tante domande a cui deve rispondere da solo. Anche sua sorella Jasmine, la gemella di Rose, non sembra essersi ripresa: si è tinta i capelli di rosa, si è fatta un piercing e ha smesso di mangiare. Jamie però ha deciso di salvarsi: gioca con il suo gatto Roger, pensa alla maglietta di Spider-Man che desidera tanto e fa amicizia con Sunya, una bambina musulmana, cercando di tenerlo nascosto al padre. Quando un giorno vede alla tv l'appello per partecipare a una trasmissione di giovani talenti, sogna che possa essere un modo per salvare la sua famiglia... Sullo sfondo del piccolo mondo di Jamie rimbombano le grandi questioni dell'umanità, ma è la sua voce trasparente e pura, sono i suoi occhi ingenui di bambino che danno la misura della forza che hanno solo le cose essenziali: l'amore della mamma, la verità della morte, l'immensità della vita.

La meva germana viu sobre la llar de foc

release date: Apr 01, 2012

Schweigen ist Goldfisch

release date: May 25, 2016
Schweigen ist Goldfisch
Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist ... auch keine Lösung. Denn Worte können zwar unendlich verletzen – aber sie können auch unendlich glücklich machen. »Mein Name ist Tess Turner – dachte ich jedenfalls bis vor kurzem. Und ja, ich habe eine Stimme, aber sie gehört nicht wirklich mir. Ich habe Dinge gesagt, um dazuzugehören, um meinen Eltern zu gefallen, um allen zu gefallen. Ich habe so getan, als wäre ich jemand, der ich gar nicht bin. Ich habe gelogen. Dabei ist mir übrigens nie in den Sinn gekommen, dass alle anderen auch lügen könnten. Die Lügen sind aber eigentlich gar nicht das Problem. Was wirklich weh tut, ist die Wahrheit: Sechshundertsiebzehn wahre Worte, die meine ganze Welt auf den Kopf stellen. Und weil Worte so gefährlich sind – die gelogenen und die wahren – , habe ich beschlossen, sie nicht mehr zu benutzen. Ich bin Pluto. Schweigend. Unerreichbar. Milliarden Meilen von allem entfernt, was ich zu kennen glaubte. « Tess hatte nie das Gefühl, wirklich dazuzugehören. Als sie eines Nachts am Computer ihres Vaters die Wahrheit über ihre Herkunft erfährt – nämlich dass er eben nicht ihr Vater ist – weiß sie auch, warum das so ist. Sie ist Pluto, aber ihre Eltern wollten einen Mars. Oder wenigstens eine Venus. Was soll Tess dazu noch sagen? Ihr fehlen die Worte. Und so schweigt sie. Schweigend sucht sie ihren richtigen Vater. Schweigend unterhält sie sich mit ihrem Plastikgoldfisch, Mister Goldfisch. Schweigend verliert sie ihre beste Freundin und findet einen neuen Seelenverwandten. Und sie gewinnt die allerwichtigste Erkenntnis überhaupt: nämlich, dass Schweigen Macht verleiht – aber Reden noch viel mehr. Ein großartiges literarisches Jugendbuch mit einer ganz eigenen Atmosphäre und einer wundervollen Erzählerin, die mit ihren klaren und poetischen Worten mitten ins Herz jeder Leserin trifft. Der neue Roman der Autorin von ›Meine Schwester lebt auf dem Kaminsims‹ und ›Ketchuprote Wolken‹.

Nuvole di ketchup

release date: Apr 22, 2015
Nuvole di ketchup
Zoe ha quindici anni, e troppa fretta di innamorarsi. Ma, proprio quando crede di aver capito cosa significa conoscere l’attrazione e la passione si accorge, troppo tardi, che l’amore vero appartiene a un altro sguardo, a un’altra bocca, a un’altra persona. E di aver commesso un tragico, irreversibile, errore. Attraverso la voce fresca, brillante, commovente e pura di una quindicenne aggrappata alla sua umanità, Annabel Pitcher, autrice dell’indimenticabile Una stella tra i rami del melo, cattura indelebilmente la perdita dell’innocenza di Zoe così come il suo cammino, irto di dolore e desiderio, verso un futuro fatto di promesse.

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece *TBP*

release date: Mar 01, 2011

Onder de ketchupwolken / druk 1

release date: Sep 23, 2014
Onder de ketchupwolken / druk 1
Zoe (15) heeft een verschrikkelijk geheim dat ze aan niemand durft te vertellen. Ze besluit haar geheim in brieven toe te vertrouwen aan een Texaan die de doodstraf heeft gekregen. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Ma soeur vit sur la cheminée

release date: Oct 04, 2012
Ma soeur vit sur la cheminée
Jamie, petit Anglais de dix ans, a deux idoles : Wayne Rooney, le footballeur, et Spiderman. Il a aussi deux soeurs, des jumelles. Jasmine a les cheveux roses, un piercing et un petit copain punk. Rose vit sur la cheminée. Dans une urne, depuis son décès dans un attentat, cinq ans auparavant à Londres. Ce jour-là, quelque chose s'est brisé dans le délicat équilibre familial. Depuis, pour continuer à vivre, Jamie s'invente une existence de superhéros, et va porter sur son entourage, et contre l'adversité, un regard plein de candeur et d'optimisme.

¡Feliz cumpleaños, Perro! y Gata

release date: Mar 30, 2022
¡Feliz cumpleaños, Perro! y Gata
Gata y Perro son los MEJORES amigos del mundo (casi siempre). Aunque son MUY diferentes lo hacen TODO juntos. Pero cuando llega el cumpleaños de Perro, Gata cree que también es el suyo y hará lo imposible para ser el centro de atención… Un cuento entrañable e ingenioso sobre los cumpleaños, la amistad y el arte de compartir, con las vibrantes ilustraciones de Fabi Santiago.
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