The Final Year and The First Year 2 Book Set by Matt Goodfellow | Emotional School Stories for Children & Young Teens

Step into the heart of growing up with Matt Goodfellow’s beautifully crafted poetry novels — The Final Year and The First Year. This powerful two-book set follows Nate, a boy facing the biggest changes of his young life: leaving primary school behind and stepping into the unknown world of secondary school.

The Final Year captures the bittersweet final months of Year 6 — the friendships, the fears, the hopes — with moving honesty and vivid emotion.

The First Year picks up the journey, following Nate as he tackles the challenges of a new school, shifting friendships, family struggles, and finding his voice when everything around him feels unfamiliar.