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The Ministry of Manners: An unmissable new novel from the award-winning author of My Brother Is a Superhero

by David Solomons

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Published 7th May 2026
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A BOLD NEW MIDDLE-GRADE ADVENTURE FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR DAVID SOLOMONS EXPLORING WHAT’S LOST IN KEEPING QUIET AND WHAT’S FOUND IN FIGHTING BACK.

‘A clever and compelling novel’ THE TIMES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK

Be quiet. Be polite. Or be silenced.


Alfie and Margot Hawthorne have grown up under the Ministry of Manners, where politeness isn’t a choice - it’s the law. And one wrong word can change your life. He knows how to stay out of trouble, but she has never been one for quiet obedience.

When the Ministry takes Margot, everything changes. Inside the Manners Retreat, she fights to stay herself in a place built to erase her. Meanwhile, Alfie falls in with the Unsilenced - those who still dare to speak. But the Ministry has plans of its own. And if they succeed, rebellion won’t just be punished. It’ll be impossible.

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The Ministry of Manners: An unmissable new novel from the award-winning author of My Brother Is a Superhero
by David Solomons and Hazem Asif

ISBN
9781835873175

Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd

Binding
Paperback

Publication date
May 7, 2026

Dimensions
20.0cm x 12.9cm x 1.8cm

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