


And when there are dangerous secrets everywhere, not just outside, but under your own roof. When you're amazing at drawing but terrible at fitting in. But being a detective is difficult when you're Kieran Woods. It's a good job Kieran's a master of observation, and knows all the detective tricks of the trade. To Colin.Īnd to his grandma, who just stopped coming round one day. He's going to find out what really happened. He's made a promise, and when you say something out loud, that means you're going to do it, for real. It was only a homeless old man after all. He was a homeless man, but he still wanted to live.' There's been a murder, but the police don't care. 'I found Jean's friend dead in the river. And when there are dangerous secrets everywhere, not just outside, but under your own roof.Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Federation of Children's Book Groups Prize and longlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal, Kim Slater's outstanding debut, Smart, is moving and compelling novel with a loveable character at its heart. It's a good job Kieran's a master of observation, and knows all the detective tricks of the trade. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Federation of Children's Book Groups Prize and longlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal, Kim Slater's outstanding debut, Smart, is moving and compelling novel with a loveable character at its heart.

And to his grandma, who just stopped coming round one day. Well, this week with Smart (2014) by Kim Slater, we have a story about a young man solving a murder that is most assiduously not about a young man solving a murder. He's made a promise, and when you say something out loud, that means you're going to do it, for real. Our wonderful author, Kim Slater, has been awarded the Brilliant Book Award 2016 for her debut novel Smart The award, organised by the Nottinghamshire. There is a murder, and it is as a result of the efforts of the juvenile protagonist that it gets solved, but this is very much more on the helping people, young or otherwise. 'I found Jean's friend dead in the river. Well, this week with Smart (2014) by Kim Slater, we have a story about a young man solving a murder that is most assiduously not about a young man solving a murder. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Federation of Children's Book Groups Prize and longlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal, Kim Slater's outstanding debut, Smart, is moving and compelling novel with a loveable character at its heart.
