
' It's good that I've found this secret place No one can get to to me up there It's totally safe' In real life Jake is never safe He lives in constant fear of his mother's violent boyfriend But in his imaginary tower he can dream up his own father
- the stranger who gave him a cuddle & a fluffy duck the day he was born & went away for ever Jake doesn't believe dreams ever come true But sometimes they do
- in strange & surprising ways Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal Jake's Tower by Elizabeth Laird is a powerful & moving novel that spotlights the issue of domestic abuse