What We All Saw
'I loved everything about this book - its humour, its horror, its sublime storytelling.' VIKKI WAKEFIELD Witches only exist in stories. Everyone knows that. But what if the stories are real? FOUR FRIENDS. FOUR TRUTHS. ONE NIGHTMARE. If you wander into the wood ... If you hear scratching sounds from the Old Quarry ... If you go too close to the edge ... WATCH. OUT.
Mike Lucas is the author of several picture books including CBCA Notable Book Olivia's Voice. He has also written and published several books of humorous children's poetry, has had work highly commended in magazines and contributed to poetry anthologies. Mike is one of the main organisers of the Adelaide Festival of Children's Books and an Honorary Member of the CBCA (SA). He presents writing and poetry workshops at schools, owns a bookshop in Blackwood, South Australia, and works as a full-time engineer. He doesn't sleep much. In 2022, Mike's first YA novel What We All Saw was published and shortlisted for the Readings Book Prize 2022, CBCA Book of the Year Award 2023 and the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2023.
Author: Mike Lucas
Format: Paperback, 320 pages, 129mm x 198mm
Published: 2022, Penguin Random House Australia, Australia
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Interest Age: From 12 years
'I loved everything about this book - its humour, its horror, its sublime storytelling.' VIKKI WAKEFIELD Witches only exist in stories. Everyone knows that. But what if the stories are real? FOUR FRIENDS. FOUR TRUTHS. ONE NIGHTMARE. If you wander into the wood ... If you hear scratching sounds from the Old Quarry ... If you go too close to the edge ... WATCH. OUT.
Mike Lucas is the author of several picture books including CBCA Notable Book Olivia's Voice. He has also written and published several books of humorous children's poetry, has had work highly commended in magazines and contributed to poetry anthologies. Mike is one of the main organisers of the Adelaide Festival of Children's Books and an Honorary Member of the CBCA (SA). He presents writing and poetry workshops at schools, owns a bookshop in Blackwood, South Australia, and works as a full-time engineer. He doesn't sleep much. In 2022, Mike's first YA novel What We All Saw was published and shortlisted for the Readings Book Prize 2022, CBCA Book of the Year Award 2023 and the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2023.