Illy Blue: Who Are You?

Ellie will be available for school visits and author talks throughout the UK. 

Another novel celebrating diverse voices from ZunTold Bibliotherapy publisher.

Great for fans of Jen Carney, Kate O'Shaughnessy and Jacqueline Wilson.

Written by Ellie Pulze, winner of the Write Mentor Prize 2026 and up and coming author of middle grade and YA fiction. 

Illy, champion runner and the only care kid in school, doesn’t know who she is or where she
came from. All she has from her Mum is her name and a scrap of old lace. When her social
worker Kell finds Illy’s missing Life Story Book, can Illy and foster mum Jay put together the
missing puzzle pieces of Illy’s past? 

Illy Blue, Who are You? follows Illy’s journey of discovery into her past and her worries
about never really belonging anywhere. Can Illy learn to fully trust Jay, her new foster mum, and will her journey
lead to yet more disappointment or the resolution she so deeply needs.
Written by Social Worker, Ellie Pulze, Illy Blue, Who are You is a story for young people
everywhere and for those who have been in the care system and all those who work with
them.

USP
Short chapters
For fans of Kate O’Shaughnessy, Jen Carney and Jacqueline Wison Jacqueline Wison
Written by Social Worker, Ellie Pulze, Illy Blue, for young people everywhere, those
who have been in the care system and all those who work with them.