The Final Year

This book is on special offer to schools involved in the in-person school visits on Tuesday 24th June. The special offer ends on Sunday 22nd June.

Each book ordered will be signed by Matt Goodfellow and given to your child on the day.

See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand sayin see ya later to his mate?That’s me: Nathan Wilder Nate. 10 years old and a week away from the end of Year 5. Life can be tough in your last year of primary school.

Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS is at his side – they’ve been inseparable since Nursery. But when they are put in two different classes and PS finds a new friend in Turner, the school bully, Nate’s world turns upside-down.

As he struggles to make sense of this and forge new friendships, he’s dealt another blow when his youngest brother, Dylan is rushed into hospital. His new teacher, Mr Joshua, sees a spark inside of Nate that’s lit by his love of reading and writing and shows him how to use this to process what’s going on. But with so much working against him, and anger rising inside him, will this be enough?A powerful and lyrical story about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it.

Thank you to all parents who order these books from us. Books ordered via Our Bookshop will be signed on the day of the event and given to your child.