Author(s): Anna Fienberg

Fiction - YA

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson and his mother move from their home in the inner-city to suburbia. Jackson's not quite sure why they moved but thinks it has to do with his mum's old boss at the casino. But just as they settle into their new life, his mum's boss catches up with them, with near tragic consequences ... I think the best number in the whole universe is eight. My friend, Asim, likes numbers about as much as me, but he likes them all - odd or even. Esmarelda, though, who lives across the street, isn't so fond of numbers and she hates maths. Singing's more her thing. She's really good, too, nearly as good as my mum. Mum's a professional singer. Or was, until we had to move. The worst number in the universe, though, is seven. For a start it's an odd number, and it's thin and sharp and mean-looking, like a medieval scythe. So when I saw 777 on that Mustang's numberplate, I knew it was the start of something bad. And I was right . . . An action-packed story with a cast of brilliant characters from the bestselling award-winning Anna Fienberg.