Hills End [Import] [Hardcover]

Ivan Southall (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 174 pages
• Publisher: St. Martins Press 7th Printing (1962)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0207946353
• ISBN-13: 978-0207946356
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,065,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you thought Ash Road was good....., January 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hills End (Library Binding)

Then you should read this. As a result of an argument, a whole class stays back from the annual town picnic to help their teacher find aboriginal paintings in a nearby cave. While in the cave, a violent storm breaks out and the group get stuck in the cave. When they come out they find their teacher and classmate have disappeared and their small town of Hills End has been devastated by floods. Their fight for survival in a devastated town where no adult is around, their experiences and the things they learn about each other makes a book that you will not forget in a hurry. This is one of the best books I have ever read. You won't regret it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hills End is not for babies, September 18, 2005

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Karen Drake "bookworm" (Azores, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hills End (Library Binding)

The Amazon write-up lists the grade level for this book at Baby-Preschool. It is about 10-13 year old children stranded when a flood destroys their town. It is an excellent book with a strong moral lesson similar to Lord of the Flies. Definitely not preschool reading material!

I remember reading this story when I was a teenager, and it stuck with me as a thrilling adventure book. Now that I am a grandmotherly school teacher, I am enjoying rereading it. I find myself identifying with the elderly school teacher who is saved by the children.