'Heartbreaking, visceral, and powerful' Kathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces



A stunningly powerful YA novel from a master storyteller told in both prose and verse.



No one knows Ruby is pregnant - not even Ruby herself. So when she gives birth at school on a miserable February morning, her world is thrown into chaos. Keeping the baby isn't an option, but keeping quiet about who the father of her child definitely is; because if Ruby's best friend Ashley finds out the truth, then she'll lose her too.



When Ruby finally realises what she and her baby need, somehow that doesn't seem to matter any more. So Ruby must take matters into her own hands, with tragic consequences...



Louisa Reid has spent most of her life reading. And when she's not doing that she's writing stories, or imagining writing them at least. An English teacher, her favourite part of the job is sharing her love of reading and writing with her pupils. Louisa lives with her family in the north-west of England and is proud to call a place near Manchester home.



Heartbreaking, visceral, and powerful



A visceral and emotive plea for empathy



Magnificent in every way ... so compelling it's impossible to put down



A storyteller of immense heart and skill



Brutal in its truth, brilliant in its execution



In equal measures heartfelt and heartbreaking, Handle with Care opens with scenes so visceral I was in tears by the second chapter. A story of teenage pregnancy and friendship, Ruby's denial of motherhood is told with an astute emotional clarity that left me reeling. Prepare yourself, Reid has delivered another gut-punch of a novel