Starseeker - Couverture souple

Bowler, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192753053 ISBN 13 : 9780192753052

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Luke's father is dead and he feels his mother is moving on too quickly. Since his father's death, Luke has changed his priorities, and has fallen into bad company. His new friends persuade him to break into a house when its owner, an unfriendly and unlovable old woman, is out. Once inside he is confronted with the sound of a girl crying, and through a locked keyhole sees a young girl standing alone, crying in despair. Luke becomes drawn into finding out who the girl is, why she is in the house, and why she is so unhappy. Finding the answers change all of their lives. Prize-winning author, Tim Bowler has won the Carnegie Medal, the Angus Book Prize (twice), and the Lancashire Children's Book Award.

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: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192753053
• ISBN 13: 9780192753052
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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