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Jon For Short
Malorie Blackman
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Description for Jon For Short
paperback. Jon wakes up in hospital from one nightmare into another: he has no arms and can remember nothing - except his name. Tense and horrifying, this story compels the reader to its chilling climax. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers of 14+ Illustrator(s): Stankovic, Vladimir. Num Pages: 96 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; 5AR; YFCB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 133 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Jon wakes up in hospital from one nightmare into another: he has no arms and can remember nothing – except his name. Tense and horrifying, Malorie Blackman's chilling tale compels the reader to its chilling climax.
Jon keeps waking up from a recurring bad dream to find that he is missing his arms and parts of his legs. Kept constantly sedated, as Jon's body disappears his nightmare gets worse. The nurses seem to hate him and the doctor won't answer his questions. Who is Joe? Why do they keep calling him by that name?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 7.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781121955
SKU
9781781121955
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman was the eighth Children’s Laureate and is one of the UK’s most popular children’s authors. She has won, amongst a raft of other prizes, the Children’s Book Award and is the force behind YALC. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award and in 2008 she received an OBE for services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’. She lives in Kent.
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