Stolen [Hardcover]

Alex Shearer (Author)

Book Description

A powerful, spooky and disturbing novel, full of dark twists and turns, from the author of The Great Blue Yonder. Eleven-year-old Carly is lonely. She's short with red hair and freckles, and she'd love to be different - like Meredith, the new girl in her class. But although Meredith is tall and willowy, and quite clever and a talented actress, there's something not quite right about her. Meredith is an orphan who lives with her elderly granny. But Meredith is clearly in charge. And when Carly finds herself chatting to Meredith's wrinkly granny one afternoon, she hears a story that she cannot bring herself to believe. A story about an old witch and a willowy young girl - a young life stolen; an eleven-year-old trapped in an elderly body. 'Meredith' is not Meredith at all. Meredith is stuck in Granny's body - and needs Carly's help to escape...

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About the Author

Alex Shearer lives with his family in Somerset. He has written more than a dozen books for both adults and children, as well as many successful television series, films, and stage and radio plays. He has had over thirty different jobs, and has never given up trying to play the guitar. This is his second novel for Macmillan

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pan Childrens (April 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333968158
• ISBN-13: 978-0333968154
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,331,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Teen's Point of View, March 28, 2006

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Kestrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stolen (Paperback)

This is a pretty good book, but it's a bit complicated. I didn't like it as much as Shearer's Bootleg. This book did make me cry a little, though. I liked this book, but the ending isn't that great. I like happy endings and happy stories, and this book isn't either of those.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i read it in Chinese version, February 15, 2004

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"w_white116" (Taipei, Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stolen (Hardcover)

the book "the stolen" is a great book, but unluckly our teacher read it in chinese, because i'm learning in taiwan. the book's super great and the class gave this book a two thumbs up! nothin much, thanx amaxon.