Shadows [Paperback]

Tim Bowler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

Jamie's father is obsessed that his son becomes a world squash champion. Jamie doesn't share his ambition and wants to escape from the abuse when he fails. When he finds a girl hiding in the shed, and helps her to escape from the danger pursuing her, he realizes that he must face up to his father.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`Tim Bowler scores again with another winning story, Shadows...A real page turner for young adults' Lisa Bruce - The Bookseller

About the Author

Tim Bowler has won the Carnegie Medal, the Angus Book Prize(twice), and the Lancashire Children's Book Award. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Oxford Childrens (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192750623
• ISBN-13: 978-0192750624
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,504,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What Friendship Is All About, August 31, 2005

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James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadows Pb (Paperback)

This isn't a bad overall story but it does go through its slow moments especially at the start when the reader is forced to read the play by play action of a squash game. Although it may be a little bit unrealistic in the no questions asked do anything for a friend events of the book it does show what true friendship is about and what everyone will hopefully achieve one day.

Jamie is a top squash player but he has never beaten his rival Danny. His dad reminds him of this every time he loses by giving him a beating. Jamie's mum does nothing to stop this abuse and also suffers at the hand of Jamie's father. Jamie only really has one friend who goes by the name of Spider until one night when fleeing from a beating he comes across a pregnant girl in the shed behind his house. He quickly learns she is on the run from two men who want her dead and since he was planning on running away from his problems anyway he decides to join her in her bid to escape the men and get to a refuge for battered women in a town far away from both their problems.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadows, March 26, 2004

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Chris (germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows Pb (Paperback)

Tim Bowler has created a story full of pain, abuse and despair but also full of friendship, love and hope. These great emotions and the protagonist's personal development from the oppressed son of an ambitious father to an independent, self-confident young man fascinate the reader and the tension that can almost be sensed physically will keep also you reading.
Absolutely recommendable!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadows - they won't let you go, March 26, 2004

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Chris (germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows Pb (Paperback)

Tim Bowler has created a story full of pain, abuse and despair but also full of friendship, love and hope. These great emotions and the protagonist's personal development from the oppressed son of an ambitious father to an independent, self-confident young man fascinats the reader and the tension that can almost be sensed physically will keep also you reading.
Absolutely recommendable!!!!!!!!!!!!!