Run, Zan, Run [Paperback]

Catherine MacPhail (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 6, 2005

'Ivy turned on her. 'I told you I'd get you, didn't I? Well,' her next words sent shivers through Katie. 'Tonight's the night.' Katie is being bullied at school - and cannot get anyone to believe her. She feels frightened and alone. Until one day when she is cornered by Ivy and her fellow bullies on the town dump. Katie is terrified, there is nowhere left to run. But suddenly, as if by magic, a girl called Zan rises from the rubbish in the dump and leaps to Katie's defence. But Zan is not willing to talk to Katie - all she wishes to do is keep her identity a secret. Slowly Katie learns the truth about Zan, and when she does, she realises Zan has much more to lose than the safety of her cardboard box. A gripping story that really brings the issue of bullying to a head. This is Catherine MacPhail's first novel for children, which she wrote as a result of her own daughter being bullied at school.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Young adult fiction is going from strength to strength, led by authors like Catherine MacPhail' The Bookseller --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Catherine MacPhail won the Kathleen Fidler Award with her first novel, Run Zan Run, which Bloomsbury has re-issued, and the Scottish Arts Council Award with her second novel Fighting Back, also re-issued by Bloomsbury. Her other books for Bloomsbury include Dark Waters, Another Me and Missing. Catherine MacPhail's work is enormously popular with young teenagers, her trademarks being a mix of humour, with pacy and topical story-lines. Cathy lives in Greenock, Scotland.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury; Rejacketed edition (June 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747578346
• ISBN-13: 978-0747578345
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,314,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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