Them - Softcover

Lee Weatherly; L.A. Weatherly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781122091 ISBN 13: 9781781122099

Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Them

About this title

About the Author

L. A Weatherly was born in Arkansas, and moved to the UK in 1995. Her first book, Child X, was shortlisted for the Sheffield, Leicester and Red House Book Awards and was also chosen by the American Library Association as one of their 'Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers'. She lives in Hampshire.

From School Library Journal

Gr 7-9–Since her family left her abusive stepfather behind, Kylie is nervous about being the new girl in school and wants to be friends with popular girls Jaz and Izzy. Even though she doesn't like to read science fiction or garden, she has a lot more in common with her good-hearted neighbor, Adam, than she thinks. However, in order to get to the top of the social hierarchy, she humiliates him. She claims that voices in her head tell her to do crazy things. Because Adam doesn't want her to hurt herself, he does whatever Kylie says “they” tell her to have him do. (“They” are really Jaz and Izzy.) Like the rest of the school, Kylie initially thinks it's hilarious when Adam responds with “I am a haddock” each time someone asks him a question, but when she sees how upset he is once he sacrifices something important to him, she sets out to prove her friendship. Will he believe she's being sincere? Weatherly has written an accessible, enjoyable story about friendship and self-esteem that will appeal to reluctant readers.–Keisha Miller, South range Public Library, NJα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781122091
• ISBN 13: 9781781122099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80