A Walk in the Dark - Couverture souple

Godwin, Jane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0734420773 ISBN 13 : 9780734420770

Editeur : Hachette Australia, 2023

Synopsis

A gripping and suspenseful rite-of-passage novel about five teenagers and one night that will change them all, from award-winning author Jane Godwin.

'A brilliantly woven tale, deliciously tense from first page to last. This is classic unputdownable Godwin' DAVINA BELL

'It's just a walk in the dark. What is there to worry about?'

That's what the head teacher, Johan, says. And so the Year Nines from Otway Community School set out on an overnight hike, with no adults.

But doesn't Johan know that a storm is coming?

When five teenagers head in to the forest that late afternoon, none of them is aware what the night will bring. Each will have to draw on their particular strengths to survive. Each will have to face the unknown, battling the elements, events beyond their control, and their own demons. It's a night that will change everything.

Set in the rainforest of Victoria's Otway Ranges, A Walk in the Dark is about friendship, trust, identity and family, consent and boundaries, wrapped in a compulsively readable, suspense-filled adventure.

Five head into the forest, but will all five make it out?

'Quality storytelling . . . gripping' The Australian Women's Weekly
'Unique and intriguing' Better Reading
'Fantastically tense in places, A Walk in the Dark is a great read for all kids ages 11 plus' Readings
'Suspenseful and exciting . . . Extremely engaging . . . highly relatable and real. This novel has everything to keep the audience enthralled. No reader will be able to put the book down until the very end' ReadPlus
'This is deft, intuitive writing, deeply sympathetic, non-judgemental, canny. Jane Godwin understands what it is to be a child or young person, what matters to them at different ages and stages. Importantly, she values these concerns, treats them with due respect and creates stories in which her book people mature and blossom through the overcoming of self-doubt and their fear of the new and unknown. Good lessons for adults there, too' Living Arts Canberra

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed and internationally published author of over fifty books for children and young people, across all styles and ages. Children's Publisher at Penguin Books Australia for many years, Jane's books include her novels Look Me in the Eye, A Walk in the Dark, As Happy as Here (winner of the 2025 YABBA Award, Years 7-9) and When Rain Turns to Snow (shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards). Jane's picture books include Tilly, illustrated by Anna Walker, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award; A Life Song (also with Anna Walker), winner of the 2024 ABIA Award for best picture book, and Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? (illustrated by Terry Denton), also shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, and helping them to explore their creativity. In 2024 Jane received the Pixie O'Harris Award for services for children's literature.
janegodwin.com.au
Instagram: @janiegodwin

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hachette Australia
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0734420773
• ISBN 13: 9780734420770
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Hachette Ireland, Hachette UK; info@hbgi.ie; ; Castlecourt Centre 8; Dublin 15; D15 XTP3; Irlande