The Diary of Pelly D - Couverture souple

Adlington, L. J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340882131 ISBN 13 : 9780340882139

Editeur : Hodder Children's Books, 2005

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

This riveting dystopia will stun readers. (School Library Journal 2006-02-01)

This spellbinding novel starts out as a simple story but a growing feeling of unease keeps you wanting to know more. (Sunday Morning Post 2005-02-13)

This provocative addition to the growing body of dystopian literature for teens is a disturbing book that shouldn't be missed. (Booklist 2005-05-01)

It is one of those books which remain in the mind long after reading it. (Cambrian News 2005-12-15)

The Diary of Pelly D catches you by the throat and it doesn't let you go even when you have read the last paragraph. The real storyline of Adlington's clever novel is not thrown at you from the start - you have to peel away the skin like that of an orange to see what is inside. This is a brilliant example of storytelling at its most seductive ... This is a fastpaced, utterly absorbing novel that is hard to put down once you have begun reading. (Sunday Morning Post, John Millen)

L J Adlington's spare and concise voice brings Pelly D vividly to life for both Toni V and the reader, The Diary of Pelly D will intrigue and grip from the first diary entry to the open-ended and chilling conclusion. (Pocklington Post)

Written in the breathless, racy style of a young teenager, Pelly's diaries just keep you reading ...It gives an old theme a fresh twist ... (York Evening Press)

The Diary of Pelly D is a clever, unusual story that readers looking for something different will find captivating. The book reveals its secrets slowly with maximum impact. (South China Morning Post)

Adlington has crafted an original and disturbing dystopian fantasy told in a smart and sympathetic teen voice. (Booklist)

This book is one thing: amazing. (Voya)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Young building worker, Toni V, finds a diary buried in a water can in the rubble of a construction site. He knows he should just hand it in to the Supervisor - that's the rule. But curiosity gets the better of him and he starts reading. At first the diarist, Pelly D, seems like any ordinary girl, writing about clothes, parties, boys. But underneath the light, sassy, often sarcastic narrative, Toni V begins to sense that something very different, sinister, and scary is unfolding.

Set far in the future and on a distant planet, Pelly D's diary bears witness, through the eyes of a young girl, to the terrifying consequences of genetic classification.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0340882131
• ISBN 13: 9780340882139
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208