I'm falling - falling down steep, narrow stairs - If I hit the bottom asleep, I know I'll never wake. Every night Kirsty wakes up screaming. Every night she has the same terrible nightmare - of falling downstairs. But does she fall? Or is she pushed? Then Kirsty discovers that her grandma died falling downstairs and she begins to wonder: is the dream hinting at a dark secret in her family? She has to know the truth. But tracking a murderer is a dangerous game, and as she delves into the past, Kirsty uncovers a secret more terrible than anything she can imagine - a terrifying read from one of today's master storytellers. This book is the winner of the Sheffield children's book award for best shorter novel. 'Cleverly put together - funny as well as gripping' - "Sunday Times".

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