Hedley is having a really hard time. Since he lost his mum in an accident, he and his little sister Lilly have been spending weekends at Bridlebank Therapy Activities Centre. Their dad just isn’t coping; he struggles to get out of bed and can’t even begin to meet their needs. At the centre, Hedley does everything he can to avoid the resident bully, Aiden, who steals Hedley’s special hat his mum gave him and tries to get them both in trouble. Their weekend support worker, Nic, is full of new ideas (most of which Hedley’s sure are designed to kill him). The latest is a role for the two boys at Farmer Bert’s Petting Farm looking after alpacas.
Things go from bad to worse until Aiden somehow manages to frame Hedley for the theft of Duke the alpaca. Hedley, Lilly and Aiden go on the run with an unpredictable animal who becomes a notorious thief and inspires a bizarre, nationwide “Alpaca Revolution”. Hedley finds himself in more trouble than he can even begin to comprehend but has no one he can call for help. It’s up to him to look after his sister and find a way out of this mess. One hilarious mishap after another lead the trio to a surprising, emotional conclusion.
Reminiscent of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson, The Not-So Great Escape is a comic yet heartfelt story of loss, life and making sense of the world again. Young readers will laugh along with their antics as they explore empathy, grief and how people need help to face the world following a tragedy.
Thank you to Usborne for this brilliant book!
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