Frankie Finnegan is an overweight bullied schoolboy, whose twin sister died in a car accident and whose parents split up and don't really have time for him. To alleviate reality, Frankie imagines a perfect world where he is friends with everyone and where his sister didn't die. It's a place called Faraway, but in truth it's nearer than he thinks.

This could have been an overly moralistic or schmaltzy piece of fiction, but Brooke grounds his fantasy in reality and makes the story perti More...

Terrific, very unusual YA novel by this master of "dysfunctional family in fantastic world." Well done to NewCon for publishing this one.