{"product_id":"the-girl-who-became-a-tree-a-story-told-in-poems-9781913074074","title":"The Girl Who Became a Tree: A Story Told in Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense of what has happened she recalls memories of shared times and stories past, and in facing the darkness she finds a way back from the tangle of fear and confusion, to feel connected once more with her friends and family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Became a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e sees Joseph Coelho deploy a wide variety of poetic forms with consummate skill in its narration of events. He seamlessly but searingly weaves together the ancient legend of Daphne, who was turned into a tree to avoid the attentions of the god Apollo, and a totally modern tale, mixing real-life and fantasy, in which a latter-day Daphne seeks her own freedom. This a heart-stoppingly imaginative story told in poems, at times bleak and even tragic, which is layered, rich and ultimately a tour de force of poetic skill and energy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5243937\"\u003eKate Milner\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7726844\"\u003eJoseph Coelho\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Otter-Barry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913074074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913074072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF044000\"\u003eNovels in Verse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF048000\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF030020\"\u003eLegends, Myths, Fables | Greek \u0026amp; Roman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Milner\u003c\/b\u003e studied illustration at Central St Martin's before completing an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University. Kate won the V\u0026amp;A Illustration Award 2016 and the Klaus Flugge Prize 2018 for \u003ci\u003eMy name is not Refugee\u003c\/i\u003e. Kate is particularly passionate about libraries; she continues to be involved with every kind of activity from Storytime for toddlers to teen reading groups at her local library. Her book \u003ci\u003eIt's a No-Money Day\u003c\/i\u003e (2019, Barrington Stoke), was shortlisted for the Greenaway Medal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Coelho\u003c\/b\u003e is a performance poet and playwright. His debut poetry collection \u003ci\u003eWerewolf Club Rules won the CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award 2015\u003c\/i\u003e. His collection \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverheard in a Tower Block\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Otter-Barry Books, 2017) was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the CLiPPA\u003ci\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Became a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Otter-Barry Books, 2021) was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and won the Bologna Ragazzi Award for Poetry. Joseph became the UK Waterstones Children's Laureate in 2022.","brand":"Otter-Barry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44448415908077,"sku":"9781913074074","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_339d1214-493a-4f6e-b327-fb443640d5d9.jpg?v=1700302600","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-girl-who-became-a-tree-a-story-told-in-poems-9781913074074","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}