Jason Wallace's stunning debut novel, Out of Shadows, has won the 2010 Costa Children's Book Award.
'A stunning debut novel without a false note. Accomplished and powerful, it changes the way you think.' – Judges, Costa Children's Book Award
'Honest, brave and devastating – Out of Shadows is more than just memorable. It's impossible to look away.' – Marcus Zusak, author of The Book Thief
'Excellent. Read on if you have the courage.' – Independent
Out of Shadows has also been nominated for the Booktrust Teenage Fiction Prize and the prestigious Carnegie Medal.
Jason Wallace moved to Zimbabwe aged 12. His experience in a boarding school during the aftermath of the war for independence forms the foundation of his incredible novel.
