Description: 'Brilliant' by Roddy Doyle, author of 'Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha'. Softcover Review Copy. Free Domestic Shipping!! The Black Dog of Depression has descended over the adults of Dublin. Uncles are losing their businesses, dads won’t get out of bed, mothers no longer smile at their children. Siblings Raymond and Gloria have had enough and set out one night with one goal in mind: to stop the Black Dog, whatever it takes. In a chase through the streets and parks and beaches of Dublin, the children run after the Black Dog, and soon dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of kids join in their fight. They discover they have one weapon against the Black Dog. The weapon is a word: “brilliant.” Illustrated throughout by a bright new talent and told through the masterful dialogue for which the acclaimed Roddy Doyle is known, Brilliant is a very special book with a storybook feel. Review The children of Dublin battle a terrible malaise through the use of a special word, and a good dose of magic realism. The Bookseller This novel is simply brilliant, without wanting to say that I had to say it. Roddy Doyle's trademark dialogue with some really great, entertaining characters for children works wonderfully... I expect nothing less from one of Ireland's finest and am so pleased his children's fiction is as wonderful as his adult's. A sensitive and excellently written portrayal of depression and the effects on not just the individual but those around them. Would be great paired with Levi Pinfold's Black Dog and used as a discussion point. NetGalley In a word? Brilliant! Of course. NetGalley Quite simply, the greatest children's book I have ever read. -- Dubray Books Dubray Books A profound story about the effect of despair on society is touched with magic and humour by best-selling Roddy Doyle. -- Julia Eccleshare An uplifting book with lots of fine Doyle wit -- DAILY TELEGRAPH DAILY TELEGRAPH A lovely, hopeful story. Took me a while to decide on the target audience and then realised: everyone. Caroline Fielding, Librarian and 2014 Chair of the CILIP YLG London This book lives up to its title... told with Doyle's characteristic humour. Tracey McHardy, NetGalley User & Waterstones Bookseller - About the Author Roddy Doyle is an internationally acclaimed novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. In 1993 he won the Man Booker Prize for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. Doyle has also published many books for children, the most recent of which, A Greyhound of a Girl, was short-listed for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. He lives in Dublin. Hawaii native Emily Hughes’s picture book debut, Wild, was on many “best of” lists for 2014.
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Book Title: Brilliant
Item Length: 9.5in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.2in
Author: Roddy Doyle
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Fantasy & Magic, Animals / Dogs, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Action & Adventure / General, Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness, General, Family / Siblings, Animals / General, People & Places / Europe
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Intended Audience: Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 13.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
