Giant

-Readers will be laughing and crying all at once. This book is an astonishing, unique feat of the imagination-i NewsFrom critically acclaimed author Nicola Skinner, her most brilliant book yet - a darkly comic story about staying true to yourself and the people you love, even if it means tearing everything down . . .There-s absolutely nothing wrong with Minnie-s island. Nothing, that is, apart from the earthquakes, which pull buildings and schools and houses down on a regular basis.Luckily, the island-s inhabitants have found a way to fix their crumbling walls: giants. Giants look after human children, like eleven-year-old Minnie. When Minnie turns twelve, she-ll kiss her giant, turning her into a stone statue forever. The stone will be used to repair buildings. And there-s nothing wrong with that either . . . or so Minnie thinks.But when a dreadful earthquake strikes, Minnie realises she-s not quite ready to say goodbye to her giant - not forever - not yet. So Minnie goes on the run,