
Red
Libby Gleeson(Author)
Hodder Children's Books (Publisher)
Published on 6. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-4449-1730-7 (ISBN)
Description
A young girl wakes, smothered in mud, suffering from amnesia after a cyclone hits Sydney. She remembers nothing of her past. She is rescued by Peri, a young boy not much older than her who names her Red. Peri appears to be streetwise and encourages her escape from the damaged city. And then, Red discovers her real name. And that she has a father. A memory stick on a chain around her neck contains vital information which needs to be conveyed to the nation's capital. In Red's head are mysterious words - a name? A clue to her past? To the whereabouts of her missing dad? To her future ...
With new friends to help her, Red makes an exciting, dangerous cross-country journey - but time is running out ...
With new friends to help her, Red makes an exciting, dangerous cross-country journey - but time is running out ...
Reviews / Votes
A fine thriller ... A really excellent, atmospheric story for younger readers * The Daily Telegraph * Accessible ... and utterly absorbing ... a great thriller * The Bookbag * Accessible... and utterly absorbing... a great thriller. * Bookbag * A taut and gripping thriller... not a word has been wasted in the telling. * Achuka Reviews * A fine thriller... a really excellent, atmospheric story for younger readers. * * * * * Daily Telegraph *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
156 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4449-1730-7 (9781444917307)
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Person
Australian Libby Gleeson AM is a popular, highly acclaimed writer who has published over 30 books for children and teenagers She has been shortlisted for the CBCA Awards thirteen times; she won the Younger Readers Award in 1997, the Picture Book of the Year Award in 2002 and the Early Childhood Award in 2007. in 2007 she was awarded membership to the Order of Australia for her services to literature, and in 2011 the NSW Premier's Award for a Lifetime's Achievement in Literature.