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The Kissing Game
Aidan Chambers
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Description for The Kissing Game
Paperback. A collection of stories, or little 'cells', that are complete in themselves but connected by the overarching themes of betrayal and revenge. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB; YFU. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
United under the banner of flash fiction, this is a collection of stories, or little 'cells', complete in themselves but connected by the overarching themes of betrayal and revenge. All featuring teenagers and often with an unexpected twist, these frighteningly realistic stories will take you to the very edge and beyond.
United under the banner of flash fiction, this is a collection of stories, or little 'cells', complete in themselves but connected by the overarching themes of betrayal and revenge. All featuring teenagers and often with an unexpected twist, these frighteningly realistic stories will take you to the very edge and beyond.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849413473
SKU
V9781849413473
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Aidan Chambers
Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.
Reviews for The Kissing Game
Here's a rare treat. There is care and quality in all his books, and The Kissing Game is a smart, challenging collection that teenagers may find themselves reluctant to leave
Patrick Ness
Guardian
Short stories are the perfect vehicle to capture the intensity of emotion experienced by teenagers on the brink of adulthood and there couldn't be a more rewarding and contemporary volume than this . . . Provocative and beautifully written, this little book packs a hefty punch
Sally Morris
Daily Mail
Chambers has never lost that adolescent vulnerability and openness [so] that, now in his seventies, he still writes stories in which reflective adolescents will surely discover themselves . . . Five stars
Geoff Fox
Books For Keeps
Aidan Chambers offers thought-provoking short stories for older readers in The Kissing Game. Playful or intriguing, each provides food for thought as he explores the nature of betrayal and revenge - wonderful stuff
Marilyn Brocklehurst
The Bookseller
Classy, thought-provoking, witty and always provocative
Jill Murphy
The Bookbag
Patrick Ness
Guardian
Short stories are the perfect vehicle to capture the intensity of emotion experienced by teenagers on the brink of adulthood and there couldn't be a more rewarding and contemporary volume than this . . . Provocative and beautifully written, this little book packs a hefty punch
Sally Morris
Daily Mail
Chambers has never lost that adolescent vulnerability and openness [so] that, now in his seventies, he still writes stories in which reflective adolescents will surely discover themselves . . . Five stars
Geoff Fox
Books For Keeps
Aidan Chambers offers thought-provoking short stories for older readers in The Kissing Game. Playful or intriguing, each provides food for thought as he explores the nature of betrayal and revenge - wonderful stuff
Marilyn Brocklehurst
The Bookseller
Classy, thought-provoking, witty and always provocative
Jill Murphy
The Bookbag