A new edition of this Carnegie Medal-winning book with a fresh and contemporary cover

• River Boy is the winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Angus Book Award
• Tim Bowler is one of the country's leading writers for this age group
• Tim's most recent publications Starseeker and Apocalypse were published to huge critical acclaim with fantastic sales to match
• River Boy is written in a rich, lyrical style and combines a great sense of atmosphere with a nail-biting plot
• High profile author who attends many festivals and events as well as doing a large number of school visits
• This reissue is being published alongside Tim's eagerly-awaited new book, Frozen Fire

"River Boy has all the hallmarks of a classic . . . You are not the same person at the end of this book." - Carnegie Medal judges

"haunting, poetic and written with great feeling." - The Mail on Sunday

"River Boy is strong on mood and atmosphere." - The Guardian

"One of the truly individual voices in British teenage fiction" - The Independent