A beautiful new middle-grade novel from Waterstones Prize shortlisted Emma Smith-Barton about the eternal power of friendship, memory and love.
Atlas's Grandpa is beginning to forget things. The end of stories, where he put things - and Atlas is worried that soon Grandpa will forget him, too. Mum says that will never happen, not really - but Atlas is determined to fix him.
Skye is forgetting things, too. Like how it feels to have her big sister around now she's left for uni, and the smell of her Grandma's perfume. She's never felt more lonely - until she meets Atlas, a new boy at school who needs her help.
Together Atlas and Skye set out to piece together the missing memories of Grandpa's past - and learn how to live with a future that feels uncertain.
Told in alternating verse and prose chapters between Atlas and Skye, this is a beautiful story about love, memory, and the power of learning to let go.
| ISBN: | 9780241370353 |
| Publication date: | 9th July 2026 |
| Author: | Emma SmithBarton |
| Publisher: | Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 318 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories Coping with / advice about Alzheimer’s and dementia Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief |
A beautiful new middle-grade novel from Waterstones Prize shortlisted Emma Smith-Barton about the eternal power of friendship, memory and love.
Atlas's Grandpa is beginning to forget things. The end of stories, where he put things - and Atlas is worried that soon Grandpa will forget him, too. Mum says that will never happen, not really - but Atlas is determined to fix him.
Skye is forgetting things, too. Like how it feels to have her big sister around now she's left for uni, and the smell of her Grandma's perfume. She's never felt more lonely - until she meets Atlas, a new boy at school who needs her help.
Together Atlas and Skye set out to piece together the missing memories of Grandpa's past - and learn how to live with a future that feels uncertain.
Told in alternating verse and prose chapters between Atlas and Skye, this is a beautiful story about love, memory, and the power of learning to let go.
Atlas and Skye features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Coping with / advice about Alzheimer’s and dementia, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief
Atlas and Skye is available in Paperback
Atlas and Skye was written by Emma SmithBarton and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Atlas and Skye has 318 pages
£8.09