A Proper Goodbye

Written by Cheryl Moskowitz

Publication date: September 2026
Ages: 8-12
Format: Paperback / 198 x 129 mm / 175 pages
ISBN: 9781912745500
Rights available: World
UK retail price: £9.99

What is a ‘pauper’s funeral’ and what would it be like to die without having anyone to remember you, or to put flowers on your grave?

These are the questions that move best friends Rat and Tamara to solve the mystery of an unmarked grave in a remote corner of the local cemetery where they love to hang out.

Why doesn’t anybody seem to know more about the person buried there or the circumstances of their death?

Rat and Tamara both know what it is like to miss someone who is gone. Rat has grown up without a dad and Tamara hardly ever gets to see her mum. Eventually, it’s at the cemetery where Rat and Tamara find a way to bring together the living.

Reviews

‘A wonderfully tender, psychologically insightful middle grade novel about grief, healing, remembrance and friendship, with young characters with distinctively fresh voices that make you smile, laugh out loud and shed tears.’ - Sita Brahmachari, multi award-winning children's author