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Independent Press Award 

2025 Distinguished Favorite

Catherine McCarthy

The Wolf and the Favour

Ten-year-old Hannah has Down syndrome and oodles of courage, but should she trust the alluring tree creature who smells of Mamma’s perfume or the blue-eyed wolf who warns her not to enter the woods under any circumstances?

When Hannah and her doting father move to Wales following her parents’ divorce, Hannah finds herself faced with many challenges—a new school, new friends, a place at the local drama club. At first she rises to the challenge, but when her mother, a famous actor, moves to Sweden on a permanent basis leaving Hannah with nothing more than a trunk of old theatre costumes as a parting gift, things take a turn for the worse.

The Wolf and the Favour is a tale of love, trust, and courage. A tale that champions the neurodivergent voice and proves the true power of a person’s strength lies within themselves.

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