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The One Safe Place
Tania Unsworth
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Description for The One Safe Place
Hardback. .
Those who enter the Gabriel H. Penn Home for Childhood only get to leave one way...In the near future the gap between rich and poor has become insurmountable. Life as a street child in the big city is only made bearable by who, and what, you know. And by the rumour circulating of a haven for children, a place of true safety. This rumour appears to be nothing more than a fairy-tale until Devin, and his new friend Kit, meet someone who promises to take them there. But when Devin and Kit arrive they begin to understand the real price ... Read more
Those who enter the Gabriel H. Penn Home for Childhood only get to leave one way...In the near future the gap between rich and poor has become insurmountable. Life as a street child in the big city is only made bearable by who, and what, you know. And by the rumour circulating of a haven for children, a place of true safety. This rumour appears to be nothing more than a fairy-tale until Devin, and his new friend Kit, meet someone who promises to take them there. But when Devin and Kit arrive they begin to understand the real price ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444010220
SKU
V9781444010220
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-7
About Tania Unsworth
Tania has published two novels for adults with Viking/Fig Tree - THE SEAHORSE and BEFORE WE BEGAN. This is her first children's novel. She lives in Boston, USA, with her husband and two boys, but travels frequently to the UK. Visit her author website www.taniaunsworth.com and follow her on Twitter @TaniaUnsworth1
Reviews for The One Safe Place
I loved how the story, almost subconsciously, tackled more than one issue underneath its outer layer
Ella the Bookworm GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS This book has echoes of Cormac McCarthy's The Road and in many ways, although clearly aimed at the teenage market, is as compelling as an adult read. Written in a simple, almost matter-of-fact style which fits the ... Read more
Ella the Bookworm GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS This book has echoes of Cormac McCarthy's The Road and in many ways, although clearly aimed at the teenage market, is as compelling as an adult read. Written in a simple, almost matter-of-fact style which fits the ... Read more