Birdy
Will be published approx. on 2. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-4714-0466-5 (ISBN)
Description
A darkly compulsive tale of friendship and obsession.
Frances Bird has been a loner for so long that she's given up on ever finding real friendship. But then she's asked to show a new girl around school, and she begins to think her luck could finally be changing.
Eccentric, talkative and just a little bit posh, Alberta is not at all how Frances imagined a best friend could be. But the two girls click immediately, and it's not long before they are inseparable. Frances could not be happier.
As the weeks go on, Frances finds out more about her new best friend - her past, her secrets, her plans for the future - and she starts to examine their friendship more closely. Is it, perhaps, just too good to be true?
Frances Bird has been a loner for so long that she's given up on ever finding real friendship. But then she's asked to show a new girl around school, and she begins to think her luck could finally be changing.
Eccentric, talkative and just a little bit posh, Alberta is not at all how Frances imagined a best friend could be. But the two girls click immediately, and it's not long before they are inseparable. Frances could not be happier.
As the weeks go on, Frances finds out more about her new best friend - her past, her secrets, her plans for the future - and she starts to examine their friendship more closely. Is it, perhaps, just too good to be true?
Reviews / Votes
An enjoyable and gripping read but, far and away beyond that, a novel which will stimulate thought and judgement on the part of the reader. A most impressive first novel -- Elizabeth Finlayson * School Library Association *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 128 mm
Weight
225 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4714-0466-5 (9781471404665)
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Jess Vallance works as a freelance writer and lives near Brighton. Her YA novels for Hot Key Books are Birdy and The Yellow Room, as well as the first Gracie Dart novel, You Only Live Once.
Follow Jess at www.jessvallance.com or on Twitter: @JessVallance1
Follow Jess at www.jessvallance.com or on Twitter: @JessVallance1