The List

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Can friendships survive as Denny relives the good times and rewrites the bad A comic and compelling tale from award-winning author Keith Gray.
Its the end of the summer and Denny is having to move away with his mum now that shes found a good job, but hes not planning on leaving quietly. Hes made a list of scores to settle and wrongs to right before he goes. He asks his best friend, Jake, to help.

Jake is absolutely gutted that Denny is leaving and worries what life will be like without him. Of course hell do anything to help, no matter how weird or unrealistic the items on Dennys list might be. But the list is more powerful than either of them realise it can make and break friendships.

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"Keith Gray absolutely nails the highs and lows of close friendship, in this expertly-plotted, no-frills portrait of village life." Jonathan Meres

"The perfect novella. Friendship, revenge, deceit, brotherhood, love The List simply has it all." Phil Earle

"The List is one of the most life affirming books Ive read. A warm, funny, and tender novel about friendship and joy and betrayal I cant recommend it enough. It captures the essence of having people in your life you can count on. A book full of astonishing depth and clarity I would give my right arm to write like this!" Varsha Shah

"Gray has captured the fragile elasticity of boys' friendships perfectly The List is a compulsive story, brilliantly written." Martin Stewart

Author Bio

KEITH GRAY's debut novel Creepers was published when he was only 24 and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His subsequent books include Ostrich Boys which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal as well as the Costa Children's Book Award and has been adapted for the stage, The Last Soldier which was shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Awards, and The Runner which won the Smarties Silver Medal. Keith lives with his family in Vienna, Austria, where he co-founded the writer development community Kulturverein: Sunday Writers' Club.