Barrington Stoke Fiction: A Dangerous Game Award-winning author by Malorie Blackman (author) and Mike Lowery (illustrator) (UK edition)

Although Sam has a long-term illness, all he wants is the chance to lead a normal life. So he is thrilled when he finally gets his mum and dad to let him go on the school trip to the Scottish Highlands. Sam’s desperate for an adventure and wants to prove to everyone that he’s just as strong as his friends. But when some of the boys from his class take a reckless risk in order to win a challenge, the trip turns out to be more dangerous than Sam could have imagined.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781781128237

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Date published

September 6th, 2018

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 3.7; Middle years; 2.0 points

Other details

88 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman has written over fifty books and is acknowledged as one of today’s most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children’s Book Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’ and was the Children’s Laureate 2013-15.