Peters Books recommend Mike for Mental Health Awareness Week #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Empathy Lab Uk selected Mike for their 2019 Read for Empathy Guides #Empathy
When tennis star Floyd sees a boy that no one else can, his parents think a few visits to a sports psychologist will help sort him out. But Mike turns out to have a role all of his own, one that transforms Floyd’s life beyond imagining.
Children’s Book of the Week!
“This novel is startlingly original… and is written with such clarity it’s like diving into tropical waters (as Floyd does). Everyone needs to get to know Mike… Andrew Norriss has served an ace.” Jan 21st @thesundaytimes
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Reviews
Booktrust – ‘Floyd is courageous and full of hope, while Mike’s role is somehow simultaneously subtle and ground-shattering, steering Floyd in completely new and surprising directions, an enigma everyone wants solve. This is a beautifully told and enormously uplifting coming-of-age story.’
‘Mike can change your life. This is the irresistibly intriguing and resonant story of 15-year-old Floyd…’ more
Literary Review
Andrew Norriss’s Mike inverts the old doppelgänger story. Normally when you see your double, it’s a harbinger of death. But not here. Mike is a promising tennis star… more
Momo celebrating time to read – ‘Mike has other things to show Floyd – life changing things – perhaps he is the guide we’d all like who leads us to our perfect destiny. ‘
US School Library Journal Starred Review
Andrew Norriss - Children's Author & Winner of the Whitbread (Costa) Award 
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