Scared to Death
Author(s): Alan Gibbons
Late one night after a strange tube journey to Whitechapel in East London, Paul makes a new friend, John Redman - daring and enigmatic, just as Paul longs to be, away from his cloying mother (his only family - so he thinks). Redman charms Paul at once, but also a girl called Jude they meet on a night about town. A few days later, Paul learns that Jude has mysteriously died, and Redman has disappeared. Shortly after that, one of Paul's teacher dies suddenly - frightened to death - near where Jude's body was found. A link for sure. And Paul feels implicated, because both victims were known to him. He senses Redman, who comes and goes as it suits him, is involved as well. His new friend is dangerous. But so, we learn, is Paul. In uncovering the truth about Redman he learns shocking facts about himself. There's an evil curse loose in his family and Paul is the latest inheritor. The spree of death - camouflagued as copycat Jack the Ripper-style murders - will continue until Paul confronts the demon in himself head on.
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Combines the best of Gibbons' powerful gritty realism with his talent for inventing fantastic, nightmarish scenarios. Exciting, collectible new format for a series that's bound to attract legions of new fans. Each book will involve the protagonist Paul time-travelling to an historical period of relevance and interest to teen readers. Sales of Alan Gibbons titles over 600,000 copies. Gibbons is a winner of the Blue Peter Book Award. He has been shortlisted three times for the Book Trust Teen Prize, twice for the Carnegie Medal and has won and been shortlisted for numerous regional awards. High profile in schools and libraries, extensive fan base. Positive reviews for hardback: 'very definitely scary ... builds tension slowly and cleverly and is ultimately a more rewarding read for it' (Jill Murphy, The Book Bag). 'entertainingly gruesome stuff' (Daily Telegrpah).
Alan Gibbons is a full time writer and a visiting speaker and lecturer at schools, colleges and literary events nationwide, including the major Book Festivals: Edinburgh, Northern Children's Book Festival, Swansea, Cheltenham, Sheffield and Salford. Alan is also a key contributor at the QCA/National Literary Strategy 'Writing Together' conferences. He lives in Liverpool with his wife and four children.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.277
- : 01 May 2008
- : 153mm X 111mm X 24mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Alan Gibbons
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 823.914
- : 400