Buddies

Buddies is a middle-grade novel about Tommo, a boy in London whose life is turned upside down after his mother leaves. He stops going to school and finds comfort in the letters he gets from his pen pal Shelley in America. The story follows their correspondence as they navigate personal challenges and try to stay close friends despite the distance between them. The book explores themes of friendship, loss, and resilience in a humorous yet poignant way.