Matt Goodfellow reads from The First Year
Posted on Monday, April 21, 2025
Category: Authors Q&As
Following on from his award-winning book The Final Year, about Nate's last year at primary school, Matt Goodfellow reads from his new novel about Nate, The First Year.
In The First Year, Nate is about to start secondary school and it all seems to be going smoothly - until a surprise reappearance in his life.
More about The First Year (Otter Barry Books) : Nate's eleven and has just finished Primary School. After a challenging final year, life is looking up. His brother has recovered from a life-threatening heart condition, he's got the love of his mum, brothers and Auntie San, and he's off to Secondary School with his two best mates.
But while he's making new friends and avoiding the fists of Turner, his old nemesis, and struggling to come to terms with a strict new teacher and a sense of isolation from his brothers, a sudden surprise appearance in Nate's life threatens to throw him completely off course. And The Beast - the anger he tries so hard to control - reappears. Will Nate find a way to keep himself and his family together?
