Riding Tycho
Published on 6. January 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-330-40087-9 (ISBN)
Description
Demetria has never questioned her harsh life on High Island. The endless rules, merciless bullying and the scream of the Banshee announcing another doomed escape across the sea, are all she has ever known.
But then she meets political prisoner Ianto Morgan, who tells her about a strange and distant world full of stories and freedom. Demetria is captivated by the possibility of a life without limits, but is Ianto telling the truth or is it all dangerous lies?
Whatever the cost, Demetria knows she must find out . . .
But then she meets political prisoner Ianto Morgan, who tells her about a strange and distant world full of stories and freedom. Demetria is captivated by the possibility of a life without limits, but is Ianto telling the truth or is it all dangerous lies?
Whatever the cost, Demetria knows she must find out . . .
More details
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-330-40087-9 (9780330400879)
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Person
Jan Mark, who died in January 2006, worked for some time as a secondary-school teacher before turning to writing full-time. She wrote many novels for children, including ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000, and LONG LOST which was published as part of Macmillan's Shock Shop series.