Children's book of the week - Sunday Times - Times Online
Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
Spilled Water by Sally Grindley
This book, now in paperback, won a Nestlé Smarties Gold award last year, selected by children from a shortlist chosen by adults. Its clear, pace y first-person narrative of grief, loss and hardship, mitigated by the kindness of a few good people, evokes a harsh and formal society in which girls are little valued, and in which Si-yan needs all her resilience to survive. NICOLETTE JONES
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