Hilary McKay
Hilary McKay is an acclaimed British author known for her captivating children's and young adult literature. She gained prominence with her award-winning "Casson Family" series, celebrated for its humor and heart. McKay's storytelling often explores family dynamics and personal growth, captivating readers with relatable characters and engaging plots. Her work continues to inspire and entertain, making her a beloved figure in contemporary children's literature.
Book summaries for books written by Hilary McKay
Quotes
She thought that love was a kind of game that you played and won or lost, and if you lost, you tried to do better next time.
Some people had the gift of making friends and keeping them. Others did not.
It was not good to ask for things. It made you feel weak and small.
Love didn't always last forever. It changed and shifted and grew in different ways.
Hope was a dangerous thing. It made you do stupid things.
Sometimes she felt like a character in a book - a very small character, with a very small part to play.
There were some things you could never know, no matter how hard you tried.
She had a funny feeling that life was like a jigsaw puzzle, but that she had lost the box with the picture on the front.
It was strange how some people could make you feel very small and unimportant, just by the things they said.
It was easy to say that you didn't care about things, but it was much harder to mean it.
It was not always easy to find the right words to say. It was not always easy to find the right things to do.
Sometimes she felt as if she was standing on the edge of a cliff and about to jump - but she didn't know if she would fall or fly.