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Hachette Children's BooksSuitable for Ages
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4th September 2008ISBN
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The Carbon Diaries 2015
Saci Lloyd
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Shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award.
This is a novel written in diary form as Laura, a teenager chronicles her life and that of her family as it is in 2015. It’s edgy, it’s appealing and it’s contemporary and it makes for utterly compelling and frightening reading. Through the writing you will begin to understand what life is likely to be like in just a few years for a teenager and her family when, in a drastic bid to combat climate change, there is carbon rationing and the threat of almost unstoppable global warming is no longer a threat but actually a reality. Laced with humour and written with a lightness of touch it is page-turning stuff but with a serious message.
A word from the author: ‘I wrote The Carbon Diaries because I want to start a revolution and I want to make people laugh.’
A word from Rachel Wade, Saci’s editor: 'One of the great things about working on children's books is the opportunity to be inspired along with the reader. The Carbon Diaries 2015 is an inspirational book - and at the same time, Saci never failed to make me laugh.'
Synopsis
The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci LloydJudges: "Everyone who cares about the future of the planet should read this book!"
It's January 1st, 2015, and the UK is the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing, in a drastic bid to combat climate change. As her family spirals out of control, Laura Brown chronicles the first year of rationing with scathing abandon. Will her mother become one with her inner wolf? Will her sister give up her weekends in Ibiza? Does her father love the pig more than her? Can her band the dirty angels make it big? And will Ravi Datta ever notice her? In these dark days, Laura deals with the issues that really matter: love, floods and pigs.
The Carbon Diaries 2015 is one girl's drastic bid to stay sane in a world unravelling at the seams.
Reviews
'Much more than a clanging gong signalling the end of days, this is a charming tale full of laughs and angst, with a message both accessible and relevant to today's teenagers.'Bookseller
's Choice, Publishing News 20080704 'It's edgy, it's appealing and it's contemporary and it makes for utterly compelling and frightening reading.'
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.co.uk 20080704 'an uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp - Adrian Mole does the apocalypse.
Financial Times 20080704
'A daunting vision of global chaos.'
Books for Keeps 20080704 An absolutely brilliant read
. -- Guardian 20120321
About The Author
Saci Lloyd has worked as a script editor for Camouflage Films, where she was involved in several projects including a $20m Columbia Tri-Star co-production, Amy Foster. She is now head of Media at a Sixth Form College.
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