Dead Gorgeous
$19.48
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2013
Summary
A gripping mystery from bestselling author of the Noughts and Crosses sequence, Malorie Blackman.
When the mysterious stranger shows up at Nova’s parents’ hotel, she thinks her luck has changed - until she realizes she’s the only one who can see him.
Liam explains he’s been here a long time. And he can never leave, no matter how hard he tries.
Soon, Nova begins to piece his tragic story together. But she’s hiding a secret of her own - one she’s desperate to keep from h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552546331 |
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| ISBN-10: | 055254633X |
| Author: | Malorie Blackman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Corgi Childrens |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
Blackman’s touch is as sure as ever
Blackman’s touch is as sure as ever * Observer *Brilliant, intense and completely unpredictable … Dramatic and fast-moving * Reading Matters *This tragi-comic ghost story is sure to please Malorie Blackman’s many fans. Her books always succeed in being fast-paced and very readable, while offering the more thoughtful reader several layers of meaning * Bookseller *Expertly written * Primary Times *
About The Author
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z’s entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children’s books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children’s Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children’s in summer 2019.
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