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Books published by publisher Rock the Boat

  • Goodnight, Boy

    Nikki Sheehan

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, Aug. 8, 2017)
    A tale of two very different worlds, both shattered by the loss of loved ones. Tragic, comic and full of hope, thanks to a dog called Boy. The kennel has been JC’s home ever since his new adoptive father locked him inside. For hours on end, JC sits and tells his dog Boy how he came to this country: his family, the orphanage and the Haitian earthquake that swept everything away. When his adoptive mother Melanie rescues him, life starts to feel normal again. Until JC does something bad, something that upset his new father so much that he and Boy are banished to the kennel. But as his new father gets sicker, JC realizes they have to find a way out. And so begins a stunning story of a boy, a dog and their journey to freedom.
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  • Mindwalker:

    A. J. Steiger

    eBook (Rock the Boat, June 4, 2015)
    IT IS THE FUTURE. THERE IS NO WAR, NO SOCIAL UNREST, NO PAINFUL MEMORIES... AND NO FREEDOM. At seventeen, Lain has already aced the Institute’s elite training programme for Mindwalkers, therapists who use direct neural links to erase traumatic memories. A prodigy and the daughter of a renowned scientist – whose death left her alone in the world – Lain is driven by the need to save others. When troubled classmate Steven asks her to wipe a horrific childhood experience, Lain’s superiors warn her to stay away. Steven’s scars are too deep, they say, the risk too great. Yet as she defies their warnings and explores Steven’s memories, it becomes clear that something is very, very wrong. Is the Institute really an organisation of healing, or one of manipulation and state control? And is there more to her father’s death than meets the eye?
  • The Magical Bookshop

    Katja Frixe, Florentine Prechtel, Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

    eBook (Rock the Boat, May 7, 2020)
    Mrs Owl had a knack for finding the perfect book for every customer, before they even realised what it was they were looking for. What do you do when your best friend moves away? Clara takes comfort in her favourite place: Mrs Owl’s bookshop. Surrounded by books that spring to life, a rhyming cat and mounds of cinnamon buns, Clara never feels alone. But someone is determined to close the bookshop down. Now it’s up to Clara and her new friends to save it.
  • Minus Me

    Ingelin Røssland

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, July 14, 2015)
    It’s not always easy to become the person you want to be. When Linda discovers that she has a life-threatening heart condition, she refuses to be wrapped in cotton wool. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, she starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without her parents... But when a strange and mysterious boy called Zak appears, Linda’s life takes an unexpected turn – suddenly she is experiencing things she never dreamed possible, and every moment is precious. Minus Me is a gripping, addictive novel – written with heart-stopping emotional honesty – from one of Norway’s most acclaimed young adult writers.
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  • The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams

    Richard Adams

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, March 15, 1730)
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  • Monstrous Devices EXPORT

    Damien Love

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, )
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  • Tell Us Something True: 'I promise you’ll fall in love with River Dean.' E. Lockheart

    Dana Reinhardt

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, July 20, 2016)
    Seventeen-year-old River doesn’t know what to do with himself when Penny, the girl he adores, dumps him. He lives in LA, where nobody walks anywhere, and Penny was his ride; he never bothered getting a license. He’s stuck. He’s desperate. He’s lonely. One afternoon he does the unthinkable - he starts walking, and stumbles on a support group for teens with addictions. He fakes his way into the meetings and begins to connect with the other kids, but when he finds himself falling for one of the girls in the group a delightful comedy of errors ensues. River wants to tell the truth, but he can’t stop lying, and his tangle of deception may unravel before he learns how to handle the most potent drug of all: true love.
  • Swan Boy

    Nikki Sheehan

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, Oct. 11, 2016)
    Life isn’t easy for Johnny. He is trying to help his mum, he is looking after his little brother and he is going to a new school. Then Liam Clarke starts to bully him and it all begins to get a lot worse. But when Johnny gets some very surprising help from an unexpected source his life takes a dramatic turn. A magical story about finding your place and having the courage to fly.
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  • Birdy Flynn

    Helen Donohoe

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, May 9, 2017)
    There is the secret of Birdy’s grandmother’s cat. How the boys tortured it and Birdy had to drown it in the river. There’s the secret of Mrs. Cope, the popular teacher who took advantage of Birdy. And the secret of the gypsy girl at school who Birdy likes, but can’t talk about. Because Birdy’s other secret is that while she fights as good as the boys, she is a girl. In this funny and sad portrayal of a young person growing up in an imperfect family, every reader will recognise in Birdy their own struggle to find their place in the world.
  • A Good Night for Shooting Zombies: with glow-in-the-dark cover

    Jaco Jacobs, Kobus Geldenhuys

    Paperback (Rock the Boat, March 12, 2019)
    Sometimes the end is just the beginning of a new adventure.Martin’s life changes the day his dad is killed in a car accident.No one talks about it. His mum refuses to leave the house. His sister is only interested in her boyfriend. And Martin? He spends his afternoons alone with the family chickens – that’s why they call him ‘Clucky’ – and at night, he solves difficult maths problems in his head to help him fall asleep.But one day Martin meets a boy called Vusi, who dreams of making a zombie movie. The two are plunged head first into a wild adventure, pulling everyone they know along with them.Shortlisted for the Found in Translation award, it has also since been made into a popular film in Afrikaans.
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  • The Sky is Mine: Shortlisted for the Bristol Teen Book Award, 2020

    Amy Beashel

    Hardcover (Rock the Boat, July 14, 2020)
    Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame. Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been there to save her. But with one under the control of her stepfather and the other caught in the throes of new love, Izzy is falling between the cracks. As threats to her safety grow, Izzy wants to scream. But first she must find her voice. And if the sky is the limit, then the sky is hers. [This book contains material which some readers may find distressing, including discussions of rape, coercive behaviour, domestic violence and abuse.]
  • Otherworld

    Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller

    Hardcover (Rock the Boat, Oct. 31, 2017)
    Welcome to real life 2.0. Are you ready to play? There are no screens. There are no controls. You don t just see and hear it you taste, smell, and touch it too. In this new reality there are no rules to follow, no laws to break. You can indulge your every desire. Why would you ever want to leave? Step into Otherworld. Leave your body behind. VISITOTHERWORLD.COM - WHERE THE NEXT PHASE OF REALITY BEGINS 31.10.17