Hunted (Hodder Literature) - Hardcover

Shearer, Alex

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340913215 ISBN 13: 9780340913215

Publisher: Hodder Murray, 2005

Synopsis

In a future world where people live to be 150, humans have paid the price for their longer lives--the cost being their fertility. Children have become a commodity: they are bought and sold, won and lost, and worst of all, are hunted by the "kiddernappers" keen to make a quick buck on a big sale.

When Deet wins Tarrin in a card game he rents him out to childless couples. They pay for Tarrin to play in their houses, and they pretend he's their child for an hour or two. But as Tarrin gets older, Deet is keen to secure his future, and his interest in "The Peter Pan" operation grows. By having "The Peter Pan," Tarrin would stay a boy forever. He would grow old inside the body of a young boy.

While Tarrin faces a difficult dilemma, someone is watching him. Someone who has plans of his own.

About this title

About the Author

Alex Shearer is a writer with a growing reputation in schools and 'The Hunted' has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2005. He is the author of more than a dozen books for both adults and children, as well as many successful television series, films, and stage and radio plays. The BBC series of his book 'Bootleg' won a BAFTA award for Best Children's Drama.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Murray
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340913215
• ISBN 13: 9780340913215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304