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Shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2019 Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2019 First the accident then the nightmares The shadowy thief steals all the colours from Izzys world leaving her feeling empty and hopeless Will her new neighbour and a nest full of cygnets save Izzy and solve the mystery of the colour thief After a frightening car accident Izzys mum is in a coma Her family is in pieces Her best friend at school has dumped her And her nightmares are haunted by a shadowy man stealing all the colours from her world Shes trying so hard to be brave but Izzy thinks everything is her fault Then she meets her new neighbour Toby paralysed after a skateboarding accident and together they find a nest of cygnets who need rescuing Particularly the odd one out called Spike Will saving Spike save Izzy Will she and Toby solve the mystery of the Colour Thief and bring hope and happiness back to Izzys life Written with insight compassion and empathy an authentic story about real life and how to survive it