The Worlds
We Leave Behind
When Hex causes a terrible accident he can’t take responsibiiity and runs. Burning with injustice, he finds his way to a clearing in the woods - one that has never been there before - where an old lady in a cottage offers him a deal. She’ll rid the world of those who wronged him, and Hex can carry on as if nothing ever happened.
When the world wakes up the next day, it is different. But someone will still get hurt and someone will once again be offered retribution.
Can the world be put right again? Back to how it was? Or is there a way to make a new world that could be better for everyone?
A powerful and poignant new story about friendship from the magnificent pairing (this is what the publisher says on the cover, not me making this claim!) of A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfold, the creators of the critically acclaimed and award-winning book The Song from Somewhere Else.
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing (2023).
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Kate Greenaway Medal) (2023).
Included in Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids List 2023.
Included on the American Library Association’s List of Notable Children’s Books 2024.
Gold Standard Selection from the Junior Library Guild.
Nominated for Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award 2024-25.
‘The Worlds We Leave Behind made me realise what was possible in children's fiction when you eliminate twee and go for the jugular.’ - Louie Stowell
‘I can't tell you how much I love The Worlds We Leave Behind and The Song From Somewhere Else for the words that jump out and grab you by the nose, and that everyone can be a mixture of good and bad - no simple goodies and baddies.’ - Mini Grey
From The Bookseller, May 2022.
To buy a hardback copy, signed by me (A.F. Harrold), click the button below. It costs £15.00 including postage and packing. UK only (for overseas orders please contact me first to find out the postage).
