Home / National Book Prize / Shadow Woods Young Adult Literature Shadow Woods Għadek fiċ-ċans li tiġi żżurna, tafx … “Kullimkien inħallik tmur,” kienet tgħidli; u f’leħinha kważi jirtogħod kont naqbad ħjiel ta’ diqa — “Imma hemmhekk, le.” Lanqas l-isem tal-park ma kienet tlissen, bħallikieku Shadow Woods kien sinonimu ma’ xi skandlu li kienet taf bih hi biss. Awwissu, 2018: Taħt il-qilla tax-xemx li tikkaratterizza s-sjuf ta’ Texas, Daniel Fisher jilmaħ il-fdalijiet iltima ta’ Shadow Woods fi triqtu għal għand iz-ziju Jeff. La martu Olivia, la wliedu, u lanqas hu stess ma jafu l-istorja kollha ta’ wara t-theme park dilapidat. Tletin sena qabel, Daniel iżur Shadow Woods għall-ewwel darba fil-fjur ta’ żgħożitu. Karużelli mlewna, terramaxki ferriħija, roti panoramiċi mdaqqsa … Qalbu tħabbat għall-faxxinu tal-park, waqt li ruħu tinħakem mill-bosk oskur bis-sigrieti makabri li jostor. Buy the book Merlin Publishers Young Adult Literature 2025 Roberta Bajada Roberta Bajada was born in St Julian's on 7th June, 1985. An avid reader from a very young age, Bajada has a particular fondness for the magical realism and fantasy genres, elements of which she seeks to incorporate in her own work. The novel Arloġġ u Tila (Merlin Publishers, 2016) and its sequel Arlekkin Isfar (Merlin Publishers, 2019) meld together art and literature, in narratives that are also tinged by mystery and humour. Bajada has served as a secondary school teacher for the past 16 years, and her writing is primarily aimed at young adult readers. Her novel Termini u Kundizzjonijiet Japplikaw (Merlin Publishers, 2017) won the Novels for Youth Prize. Other works include Il-Ħolma tan-Nannu Ġuż (Kotba Sagħtar, 2012), What?! Another Book of Stories? (Kotba Sagħtar, 2014) and writing for adults, such as the short story 'Xorti', which appeared in Il-Malti (Akkademja tal-Malti, 2022). NEED ANY HELP? GET IN TOUCH contact us