Description
A terrifying tale from the master-storyteller, Robert Swindells
About the Author
ROBERT SWINDELLS left school at fifteen to work on a local newspaper. At seventeen, he joined the RAF for three years, then trained and worked as a teacher. Now a full-time writer, he is the author of a number of bestselling titles for the Random House children's list. In 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD (Hamish Hamilton), a teenage novel about a serial killer.
Reviews
'...carefully and cleverly put together psychologically perceptive, and not nasty... funny as well as gripping' 'Very short chapters and Swindell's tight hold on suspense makes this a particularly good choice for 11-to-13-year-old reluctant readers.' The Sunday Times 'A sinister, award-winning page-turner' YBT l00 Best Books of l999
Awards
Winner of Children's Book Award: Short Novel Category 1998.
Book Information
ISBN 9780440863304
Author Robert Swindells
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 130g