num_pages: 344
description: A major YA debut by a stunning new talent, acquired in a hot auction; a LOVELY BONES for teens.When Hal's family makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave Charley, their comatose daughter, behind in a hospital ward while they spend the summer on the west coast of England, Hal finds it harder than ever to shake his sister's presence. What power is letting him share her memories? And will they reveal the deep, dark truth behind her tragic "accident"? Set at a beach where growing up goes wrong, WAVES is a coming-of-age story about first love and first loss; about a family drowning in sorrow, and the remarkable son who is struggling against the tide to save them.
language: English
title: Waves
titlecomplete: Waves
genres: Fiction, Mystery, British Literature, Teen, Young Adult, Romance, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1388
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Manchester Book Award 
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Chicken House