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Entertaining, well-paced and powerful.
I've had a copy of this book since it won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize but it took it being chosen for Book of the Month for July for me to get ar... READ MORE
Jaw dropping!
I was a huge fan of Pitcher’s debut, ‘My Sister Lives on a Mantelpiece’, and didn’t quite know if she could follow up such a ground breaking book for teens... READ MORE
A gripping read
Annabel Pitcher does it again with her second novel. I really enjoyed My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece so was expecting quite a lot from this book. Zoe i... READ MORE
Fantastic ! Wonderful !
Ketchup Clouds is one of those books which lodges in the brain after reading - and stays there . The story is told in a series of letters to someone the ma... READ MORE
Brilliant
Really loved Annabel Pitcher's first book 'My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece' so was very excited to get hold of an early copy of her second novel and it ... READ MORE
You are sure to enjoy it
Pitcher has done it again - with another unique plotline and a brilliant cast of characters. If you enjoyed 'My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece' then you w... READ MORE
Original and gripping.
I have been recommended this book by several people, so jumped at the opportunity to give it a read myself, and I must say that I was not disappointed!
Zo... READ MORE
Totally gripping
‘Ketchup clouds’ is a gripping book full of mystery. Throughout the entire story there was a question pressing my mind that kept the book super glued in my... READ MORE
Outstanding
I am so glad I found a copy of this deep in the depths of our staff room as I will hold it close to my heart (and bookshelf) for a long time. Pitcher is an... READ MORE
Not just for teens
Annabel Pitcher is just what the teenage fiction market needs right now. Intelligent, tense stories with emotional depth and innocence, unlike some books w... READ MORE
Doesn't disappoint!
After the awesomeness that was 'My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece' I'll admit I was concerned about whether or not Annabel Pitcher could pull it off again... READ MORE
Jaw dropping!
I was a huge fan of Pitcher’s debut, ‘My Sister Lives on a Mantelpiece’, and didn’t quite know if she could follow up such a ground breaking book for teens... READ MORE
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN: 9781444001853
- Number of pages: 224
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Customer Reviews
View allA unique read!
'Fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret—a dark and terrible secret that she can't confess to anyone she knows. But then one day she hears of a criminal, Stuart ... READ MORE
Emotional but excellent read!
I picked this up in Waterstones and read it all night! The next afternoon I had finished it as it was amazing! Ketchup Clouds is emotional, about a girl wh... READ MORE
A Beautiful Book
This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Pitcher catches the feelings and ideas of her characters beautifully. The concept and structure o... READ MORE
Brilliantly unique!
For me this book brought quite a unique reading experience, it's based around a girl who hides her identity but otherwise describes every detail towards th... READ MORE
pretty amazing.
I really enjoyed this book, it was very detailed, and the story was outstanding. I thought this book was quite sad at points, and you could feel the tentio... READ MORE
Ketchup Clouds
Zoe chooses to talk to a stranger on the other side of the world because she feels unable to talk to anyone around her but also needs to confess to her dar... READ MORE
Not just for young people!
I have already read 'My sister lives on the mantelpiece' which I enjoyed very much, so I was looking forward to reading this book too. And I was not disapp... READ MORE
Worth a Read.
Although this book is aimed at teenagers I found it quite appealing. The story is about a fifteen year old girl who uses the pseudonym “Zoe” to write a ser... READ MORE
Ketchup clouds
All i can say is ... even though so many days have passed, the story and the characters are still on my mind. It was a simple yet amazing book :)
Just read it, read it and fall in love.
I was bought this by my uncle on Saturday and have just finished it (Monday). This is a fantastic example of writing at its best it's quite an easy read an... READ MORE
Superb!
When Annabel Pitcher's debut novel My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece was published in March last year she really raised the bar for authors of young adult... READ MORE
First time reading this author
Zoe is writing to death row prisoner, Stuart Harris to confess her terrible sin, she killed someone too. In her letters, Zoe, initially tells Stuart a litt... READ MORE
brilliant!!!
brilliant book one I would read again. I love these type of book where you can just sit down and get into a gipping book.
Such an amazing book
Love this book so much!!! It was so funny and just an all rounder great book!! Definitely buy! Worth every penny!
YA crime thriller
A teenager befriends a death row inmate via a prison pen pal scheme and begins to confess her part in the death of a classmate. Really good if a little clu... READ MORE
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