Starseeker - Couverture rigide

Bowler, Tim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0192719246 ISBN 13 : 9780192719249

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

"Good hands, Luke", Dad had said. So don't ever put them to bad use. Yet that's just what Luke is about to do - break into a house and prove he's a real part of the gang. But nobody is prepared for what he finds inside. Something so unexpected it will change his life forever. A wonderfully rich novel from Carnegie Medal winner, Tim Bowler, written with lyricism, drama, and power, and filled with the sense of a universe bursting with music.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

It's very rare to find a book that moves the heart, touches the spirit and yet remains so well grounded in everyday life. It'll stick to your fingers, this one - don't miss it. (Melvyn Burgess)

Lyrical and emotionally charged - on full throttle (The Observer)

A memorable book. (David Almond)

A hard one to put down . . . one of the truly individual voices in British teenage fiction. (The Independent)

Compelling and suspenseful (The Sunday Times)

An intensely moving and powerful story. (The Mail on Sunday)

Présentation de l'éditeur

Luke is in trouble. Skin and the gang have a job for him. They want him to break into Mrs Little's house and steal the jewellery box. They want him to prove that he's got what it takes. That he's part of the gang. But Luke finds more than just a jewellery box in the house. He finds something so unexpected it will change his life forever . . . This is a wonderful, rich novel, written with lyricism, drama and power. Tackling issues of loss, love, and healing, and filled with the sense of a universe bursting with music, it is unputdownable from the first page to the last.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192719246
• ISBN 13: 9780192719249
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 334
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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