The Scream
Published on 1. December 2015
96 pages
978-1-5040-2097-8 (ISBN)
Description
When Davey and his sister are orphaned, their grandmother comes from a remote island to look after them-bringing macabre powers and dark secrets
When Davey and his family moved to the city from the island of Muckle Burra off the coast of Scotland, they left his grandmother behind. But now his parents are dead-after a car accident that left Davey confined to a wheelchair-and Gran has moved in to take care of him and his sister, Lu-Lyn. A strange girl with a bizarre personality, Lu-Lyn is obsessed with 2 things: ballet and returning to Muckle Burra, where she was born. She believes that both she and Gran are "Ridders" who have strange, dark powers: With just 1 cast of their Evil Eye, bad things will start to happen....
When Lu-Lyn puts a terrible curse on the neighborhood boys who've been terrorizing her, it seems as if Gran's dark arts have followed her from Muckle Burra. Then tragedy rocks their family again, and Davey embarks on a journey that will reveal the true secret of his grandmother's rare gift-and the limitless power of his own potential.
This ebook features illustrations by Ian Andrew and a personal history of Joan Aiken including rare images from the author's estate.
When Davey and his family moved to the city from the island of Muckle Burra off the coast of Scotland, they left his grandmother behind. But now his parents are dead-after a car accident that left Davey confined to a wheelchair-and Gran has moved in to take care of him and his sister, Lu-Lyn. A strange girl with a bizarre personality, Lu-Lyn is obsessed with 2 things: ballet and returning to Muckle Burra, where she was born. She believes that both she and Gran are "Ridders" who have strange, dark powers: With just 1 cast of their Evil Eye, bad things will start to happen....
When Lu-Lyn puts a terrible curse on the neighborhood boys who've been terrorizing her, it seems as if Gran's dark arts have followed her from Muckle Burra. Then tragedy rocks their family again, and Davey embarks on a journey that will reveal the true secret of his grandmother's rare gift-and the limitless power of his own potential.
This ebook features illustrations by Ian Andrew and a personal history of Joan Aiken including rare images from the author's estate.
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The Scream (PB)
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02/2003
Macmillan Children's Books
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Persons
Joan Aiken (1924-2004) was an English writer best known for her children's literature. She wrote 92 novels, including 27 for adults, as well as plays, poems, and short stories. Aiken was born in East Sussex, England. Her father, Conrad Aiken, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. She began writing at a young age, publishing her first short story when she was 17 years old. Before writing full-time, Aiken worked at the United Nations Information Centre as well as the magazine
Argosy. It was during this time that she wrote her classic children's novel
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1962), which won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and was the first in a 12-book series. Her other titles for younger readers include
The Last Slice of Rainbow,
The Kitchen Warriors, and
Mice and Mendelson. For older readers, her books include the Edgar Award-winning
Night Fall, and
The Scream. In 1999, Aiken was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to children's literature. She is survived by her daughter.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. The Island
- 2. The Tree
- 3. The Letter
- 4. The Dance
- 5. The Death
- 6. The Grave
- 7. The Pigeon
- 8. The Crossing
- 9. The Laird
- A Biography of Joan Aiken
- Copyright
