Stevie is having an unhappy break with his father and his father's girlfriend. In a rage he storms off and eventually finds himself at dusk in a quiet courtyard where a strange old man is washing in an old well. Repulsed by the figure, Stevie nonetheless takes the broken bell the man leaves behind, but that night he wakes to find ghostly figures in his room. They too are disfigured like the old man and Stevie finds himself drawn into their medieval world. Outcasts, excluded from the town, they tell Stevie that the old man, their grandfather, is bent on risking everything to enter the town one last time. Stevie joins in following the old man to try to protect him from the pitiless mob of townsfolk. In a dramatic climax Stevie faces the fury of the crowd and in doing so begins to understand what it is to be an object of hate. This deeply felt story is a gripping read, powerfully told and illustrated by a leading author and illustrator. Sure to appeal to all readers of 11-14, its relatively short text broken into digestible chapters and high level of illustration make it accessible to less able and reluctant readers as well.
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Nine and upwards will relish the story ... As always Tim Bowler keeps the atmosphere going at full pelt. -- Newbury Weekly News 20051027 This is a short but perfectly formed novel for 12 to 16-year-olds which is genuinely chilling... Jason Cockcroft's dark illustrations give the book a graphic novel feel that could appeal particularly to boys. This is an effortless read that packs an emotional punch. -- School Librarian 20060501
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Tim Bowler is the Carnegie medal winning author of RIVER BOY and a number of other highly acclaimed novels for teenagers.
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